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- Nov 07, 2020
Age Quotes
On the ages we pass through.
This collection moves from a childhood memory shaped by early pressure over appearance to a university course named for an 18th-century literary period, showing how differently 'age' can be used. For life-stage reflections, browse Life.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Pressure
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obviously, making my debut at such a young age, people put a lot of pressure on you.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've experienced first-hand how the system is in Germany. I've seen how well-developed and professional they are, even at a young age. I learned and grew so much as an individual there.
- Last
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can wear black at any time. You can wear it at any age. You may wear it for almost any occasion; a 'little black frock' is essential to a woman's wardrobe.
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never wanted to work in fashion. At age 12 or 13, I wanted to design for showgirls - for the theater! And I was crazy for the Hollywood of the 1950s: Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Jones. They were my idea of glamour - and Sylvie Vartan, the French singer.
- Comedy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fox came to us with the concept for ICE AGE and they came to us with the first draft of the script. They also gave us a mandate to make it into a comedy from what was previously a rather dramatic action concept.
- Nov 07, 2020
What made 'Ice Age' work is that it had its shiny candy coatings, but inside was a soft, creamy center.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout my career I have developed a thick skin against verbal abuse, justifying it as just 'part of the game' but the time has come for Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to consider regulating their channels, taking responsibility for protecting the mental health of users regardless of age, race, sex or income.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that the development of language - of naming, categorization, conceptualization - destroys our ability to see as we age.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in the '70s and '80s, at a time that I'd argue was the absolute golden age of American popular culture. Because not only did we have all of the fantastic new stuff in print and on screens, but we had a constant supply of everything that came before, as well.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 'The Big Chill,' those characters are in middle age, thinking, 'Oh, God, I've turned into my parents. I've failed.' And in 'Beside Still Waters,' we're showing the struggles of people who actually want to be like their parents and feel they can't live up to their heights.
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- Nov 07, 2020
What makes us a bit nervous is, in this instant age, to release something that might take more than one listen. Where everything is instantly judged on YouTube or something! It's a bit like releasing a horse and cart on a racetrack.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I go back to family: 'Ice Age' was about disparate characters rejected by their own kind. They come together to save the child. 'Despicable Me' is about redefining what a family could be. It has a visual distinction and an experimental quality.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been very fortunate since 'Ice Age' to make movies that somehow charm audiences. I think that the key to it for me has been coming up with the right ideas but, more importantly, choosing the right collaborators and artists to execute those ideas.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020