- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
World Quotes
Quotes on the world and our place in it.
These quotes look at the world from different angles - one traces a common phrase back to ancient religion, another describes feeling atomized after moving to a new city. A few recall novels depicting a world with tighter social fabric, where people actually knew each other. Related reading: Great Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nov 07, 2020
Orwell had a very accurate foresight of today's dystopian world we live in. If only he was around to see it.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think Jesus was an exclusivist. He said, and we believe, that He is the unique representation of God in the world. But that doesn't mean this is the only way God can work.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am fascinated by that person who is trying to live authentically, but they are on the outside of society, so how do they manage in the world around them?
- Gay
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have seen a lot of gay-themed films that didn't really express how I see being gay at this moment in the world. There never seemed to be a kind of authentic depiction of relationships.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's very important that all the supporting characters feel like they've existed in the world, that they've had a history, and they'll go on to have a history within the scope of the story rather than just popping up and then disappearing.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think people have this idea that I just lived in my place in England and never left. During 'Looking,' I was in America for four years. I've got a green card. I spend half my time there. It doesn't feel like an alien world at all.
- Get A Real
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's always important to try and get a real sense of the world around my characters. I especially think it helps actors.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you don't open your eyes to other people's lives, you can't even begin to understand how the world works at all.
- Being Alone
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- Nov 07, 2020
We can all understand that feeling of being alone in the world trying to find ways to not be alone.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Personally, I don't like to talk too much to the actors about the camera choices because I feel like the way I want them to perform is as if it feels very rooted in the real world and that I'm essentially stepping back and just watching and hoping they feel safe with me watching.
- Challenge
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- Nov 07, 2020
Stress is a byproduct of subconscious beliefs you have about the world. You can't choose not to believe something. You believe it because you think it's true. To eliminate stress, you must learn to challenge these beliefs so that you see them differently.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
People around the world now complain about stressors everyday, and the word shows up throughout professional and lay literature. But in reality there is no such thing as a stressor. Why not? Because nothing has the inherent power to provoke stress.
- Depending
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- Nov 07, 2020
Stress is never a given. There are people who get divorced amicably. There are people who pack up and move with no emotional toll. There is no stressor 'out there' in the world. We experience stress - or we don't - depending on what we believe.
- Red
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020