Saroo Brierley Quotes

My past was always there. And I always understood that I was adopted. It wasn't like a massive issue to me. But identity was an issue. I knew that I was Indian, but I didn't really know much about myself, really. I mean, I really disassociated myself from what happened in the past to present. But, it was affecting in regards to identity.

Saroo Brierley

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MyselfPastIdentityMePresent

I'm a slow starter, but it's time to flip on the switch.

Joe Cowley

TimeSlowFlipSwitchStarter

Twyla Tharp is not going to take orders from anyone, not even Mozart!

Robert Gottlieb

TakeGoingEvenOrdersAnyone

To come out and meet kids who have my books in their hands is kind of amazing.

Jeff Kinney

AmazingHandsKindMeetOutKids

I've done a couple of interviews, and I realized how uncomfortable I felt as soon as I started talking.

Spike Jonze

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I think I probably have a creepy kind of scary quality. Otherwise, I wouldn't get jobs. But I also think it has a little bit to do with, you've done it a couple times, and then people see you that way.

Tom Noonan

QualityPeopleThinkYouDoneKind

Some versions of crab cakes are mostly crabmeat lightly bound with egg, but I'm a firm believer that a crab cake should contain bread crumbs.

Tom Douglas

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But there is another danger besetting your path. I mean the error of regarding your own capacities instead of your work, of putting self-consciousness in place of God.

Joseph Barber Lightfoot

WorkGodPathPlaceMeanOwn

I kill myself for my body.

Cher

MyselfBody

I've never been a big cinephile, which may be why I could treat 'The Clock' like a puzzle and force the pieces to fit together in odd ways.

Christian Marclay

TogetherTreatPuzzleWhyNeverBig

Cinema is my religion. It is a way to make people sensitive, through emotions. To make them feel, experience empathy. People are touched and act ethically when they are emotionally touched.

Bruno Dumont

ExperienceReligionEmpathyPeople

An actor should never be influenced by the surroundings, because you have to submit completely, and trust me, it's not a good feeling when you know that your father is going to come and watch you work every day!

Arjun Kapoor

WorkGoodFatherTrustDayMe

We have laws against torture. The Constitution says nothing whatever about torture. It speaks of punishment; 'cruel and unusual' punishments are forbidden.

Antonin Scalia

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