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- Nov 07, 2020
Like Quotes
Quotes on what people like and why.
These quotes explore liking something, or coming around to it later - one describes disliking Jane Austen before eventually appreciating her work, while another reflects on early interest in mathematics over computers. Related browsing includes Know Quotes.
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- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
The great thing about making a film on a submarine is that it's kind of like making a play. You've got this limited environment.
- Naughty
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- Nov 07, 2020
It feels like we're all so familiar now with the traditional three-act structure that, actually, stories that are more complex, more naughty, that allow for disagreement and discussion, are more interesting to us.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In some ways, making documentaries is like being a journalist. You interview people and then use the bits you want to use as opposed to the bits they want you to use.
- Guilty
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- Nov 07, 2020
The relationship between director and subject can become very intense. It's a bit like therapy, with lots of transferences going on. It's easy to feel guilty.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're an outsider and going into a culture like America, it's easier to stay away from any cliches because you're not really aware of what they are.
- Bread
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started a deli when I was 19 years old. Kevin O's. The sandwiches at Kevin O's were a little like Subway before Subway - fresh baked bread. My best seller was turkey with cream cheese and artichoke hearts. I just made it up.
- Design
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not too fond of really cool design. I've got quite kitsch taste really, in things like tableware. I'm quite a sucker for 1930s pressed glass.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate negativity. I hate people who say the phrase 'I hate'. I really don't like the word 'hate.' Dislike, frightened of, terrified of, or yukky - but not 'hate.'
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
A friend of mine once wrote a silly article about all these metrosexuals like David Beckham wearing sarongs, and she described me as a 'heteropolitan.' I don't know what that means. I think it was a joke.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had my fair share of colds, which last longer than they should and can cause wheezing, so I avoid people who are sneezing like the plague and am scrupulous about hygiene and hand-washing.
- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
Building your own house is a primal urge, one of those universal genetic drives like the need to provide for your family.
- Lifestyle
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- Nov 07, 2020
Living an environmentally responsible lifestyle can seem like a Scrooge-like list of don'ts. Don't take that flight, don't buy that car, don't eat those blueberries flown in from somewhere far-flung.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020