Damien Chazelle Quotes

Before 'Whiplash,' I'd had a string of failed scripts. I'd pour my blood, sweat and tears into them, and no one would like them.

Damien Chazelle

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There are those who want to believe but can't, and there are those who believe as children and it's no problem for them at all.

Max von Sydow

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Coming of age as a young queer man of color, it was a rarity to see any reflections of myself portrayed in mainstream media. Turning on the television or going to the movies was an escape into the imagination, yet it did not allow me a place of true connection to what I was viewing on the screen in front of me.

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

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This is the city of dreamers and time and again it's the place where the greatest dream of all, the American dream, has been tested and has triumphed.

Michael Bloomberg

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When you are in a long relationship, sometimes you forget who you are, what you love to do.

Meredith Ostrom

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I would do a musical, but I can't sing.

Amanda Peet

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To be in a show like 'Miranda' that captures everyone's imagination is amazing, but it's hard when people can't see beyond that. I started travelling to North America because 'Miranda' was so popular in the U.K.; I always knew I wanted to challenge myself and not go for the obvious roles.

Tom Ellis

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I wouldn't eat a hamburger for 40,000 dollars.

River Phoenix

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If I'm called on, I want to be ready and efficient.

Michy Batshuayi

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I think that fans are always looking for someone to blame. Wouldn't it be nice if they looked in the mirror?

Michael Lewis

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Just follow your joy. Always. I think that if you do that, life will take you on the course that it's meant to take you.

Jonathan Groff

LifeJoyThinkYouWillFollow

I've become convinced that nostalgia is a fundamentally unhealthy modality. When you see it, it's usually attached to something else that's really, seriously bad. I don't traffic in nostalgia. We're becoming a global culture.

William Gibson

CultureYouBadNostalgiaSeriously

The honest truth is - and I have felt this way forever - is my largest competitor is myself. Always. I am intimidated by my own hang-ups about acting more so than anything, any part, any director.

Portia Doubleday

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