- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
Able Quotes
On capability, readiness and what makes action possible.
These quotes touch on being able to act: governments expected to give straight answers, leaders imagined thinking more imaginatively, and allies working to restore the unity needed to act together. For more, see our Being quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll continue making films because I love being able to drop into other people's worlds. My goal is to be constantly learning.
- Credit Card
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have actually been very fortunate to be able to make films on my own credit card without having huge funders behind me dictating how the story should be told.
- Bad
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I'm interested in the Barnes Collection in Philadelphia. I hear there are some of the worst Matisses there. I like seeing bad art by good artists. It's inspiring. I'm able to identify with them. It makes them real.
- Blood
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been able to cook Italian food. That's in my blood because I'm half Sicilian.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think if you look back at the lead singers that left groups that didn't make it, you'll see that a lot of them were songwriters like Lionel Richie. I mean, they were able to control their own destiny.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a philanthropist, I give away a lot of money every year. Yet I thought there was a higher leverage to come in and create movies and TV shows that were actually able to do some good in the world.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
People still call me the eternal amateur. After all, professionals are supposed to be able to conduct everything. But I can't unless I feel some connection inside. Conducting is not an end in itself for me.
- Partner
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just never wanted to be in a position where I wouldn't be able to walk down the street holding my partner's hand.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's important to be able to have representation for black queer women, because I feel like there's not much representation for them in the mainstream.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I've been able to build up a wide range of styles in storytelling, using comics in different ways from project to project. I think my art has become more accomplished, although I try to keep it from becoming slick or superficial.
- Grabbed
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- Nov 07, 2020
If someone grabbed me, I'd probably be able to choke them out in about eight seconds.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I wrote The Virgin Suicides, I gave myself very strict rules about the narrative voice: the boys would only be able to report what they had seen or found or what had been told to them.
- Life Is Short
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- Nov 07, 2020
Life is short. You have to be able to laugh at our pain or we never move on.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020