- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Doing Quotes
On action, effort and the discipline of doing the work.
These lines describe doing in its many forms: the overlap between film and television production, the uncertainty built into research, and committing to work you believe in even without much recognition. For more, see our Action quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're doing something you love to do, when you have a gift, it's the most rewarding thing.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a video with Mick Jagger down in Rio de Janeiro. But I played a video director, and that's the closest I've gotten to directing, except Bob Dylan came and had a few meetings with me about doing a video for him.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I came from this very traditional background and I benefited hugely from feminism. I felt privileged going to university and doing a PhD. Most people of my background don't get to do that.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
The book I made it big with in the U.S. was my fourth book, 'Sanctum.' My novels sell really well both there and in Canada, so once a year I do a promotional tour, visiting a different city every two days, doing book readings and signings.
- Being Afraid
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can cite numerous sponsors at different places in my career that made a huge difference for me just in terms of pulling me aside and giving me a tip or some coaching, or just watching what I was doing and not being afraid to tell me the truth about it.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Doing love scenes is always awkward. I mean, it's just not a normal thing to go to work and lay in bed with your co-worker.
- Breakfast
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- Nov 07, 2020
Much as I loved doing 'The Big Breakfast,' it almost became automatic. I need something to keep my brain ticking over, something that I have to concentrate on.
- Follow
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's what I'm doing. I'm trying to follow what I want to do as my dream. How do I become independent from everybody else?
- Missed
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was surprised to find that I missed doing the musical.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people might sit back and watch Dominick Cruz doing his footwork, and say, 'Oh, Dominick Cruz just dancing around, and he runs away.' It's a totally different atmosphere until you get in there, and you actually experience it.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020