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I've always been misrepresented. You know, I could dress in a clown costume and laugh with the happy people but they'd still say I'm a dark personality. Tim Burton
You Happy People Personality Dark Clown Say Laugh Dress Costume Could Misrepresented Know Always Still Been Happy People
Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness. Werner Herzog
Darkness Ocean Chaos Civilization Layer Like Ice Deep Thin
In my house I'm the boss, my wife is just the decision maker. Woody Allen
Decision Wife Boss House Maker Just
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying. Woody Allen
Work Death Achieve Immortality Through Want Dying
It's not that I'm afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen
Die Just Afraid Want Happens
I had a terrible education. I attended a school for emotionally disturbed teachers. Woody Allen
Education Teacher School Disturbed Had Emotionally Attended Terrible Teachers
If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank. Woody Allen
God Me Sign Would Some Give Give Me Only Clear Name Like Making Bank Deposit Large Swiss
Trying to make a feature film yourself with no money is the best film school you can do. Quentin Tarantino
Best You Yourself Money School Feature Feature Film Make Trying Film Film School
My plan is to have a theatre in some small town or something and I'll be manager. Ill be the crazy old movie guy. Quentin Tarantino
Crazy Theatre Old Some Something Guy Small Small Town Town Manager Movie Plan Ill
When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my motivation?, ' I say, 'Your salary.' Alfred Hitchcock
Character Me Say Says He Motivation His Salary Discuss Wants Script Your Actor
There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever. Alfred Hitchcock
You Mind Blessed Nothing Eye Winning Whatsoever Happen Scruples Really Agile Keen
Drama is life with the dull bits cut out. Alfred Hitchcock
Life Drama Bits Out Dull Cut
I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them. Alfred Hitchcock
Police Just Afraid Against Them
Nothing matters but the facts. Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game. Blake Edwards
Game Science Matters Nothing Criminal Guessing More Facts Investigation Without Than Them Nothing Matters
A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together. Chuck Jones
Lion Work Together Live Satisfied Once Hungry Only Prey He Hours Predator Peacefully
I'm gullible. I think people mean what they say. Colin Trevorrow
People Think Say Gullible Mean They Say
Meditation is to dive all the way within, beyond thought, to the source of thought and pure consciousness. It enlarges the container, every time you transcend. When you come out, you come out refreshed, filled with energy and enthusiasm for life. David Lynch
Life Time You Refreshed Thought Enthusiasm Pure Energy Every Meditation Every Time Way Out Dive Container Come Beyond Within Source Transcend Filled Consciousness
It makes me uncomfortable to talk about meanings and things. It's better not to know so much about what things mean. Because the meaning, it's a very personal thing, and the meaning for me is different than the meaning for somebody else. David Lynch
Me Better Somebody Else About Uncomfortable Know Talk Because Makes Very Than Personal Different Personal Thing Mean Meaning Much Meanings Thing Things
Making people fear the expression of their own power is a very effective way of disempowering them. It is not just those who feel the frustration of being silenced: it also encompasses every person who has no idea of their own power to realise their visions because they have not seen this in action in their communities. Deeyah Khan
People Frustration Fear Seen Power Own Action Every Way Those Visions Silenced No Idea Idea Feel Also Because Making Effective Effective Way Very Person Just Being Realise Them Communities Who Expression
For me, the reason why people go to a mountaintop or go to the edge of the ocean is to look at something larger than themselves. That feeling of awe, of going to a cathedral, it's all about feeling lost in something bigger than oneself. To me, that's the definition of spectacle. Diane Paulus
Me People Feeling Edge Ocean Lost Definition About Oneself Something Look Cathedral Go Than Mountaintop Going Bigger Themselves Reason Why Larger Awe Spectacle
Talking about dreams is like talking about movies, since the cinema uses the language of dreams; years can pass in a second, and you can hop from one place to another. It's a language made of image. And in the real cinema, every object and every light means something, as in a dream. Federico Fellini
Dreams You Cinema Light Language Made Every Hop Dream Object About Something Since Like Talking Another Pass Real Years Place Movies Means Uses Image Second
Censorship is advertising paid by the government. Federico Fellini
Government Censorship Advertising Paid
I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs. George Hickenlooper
Success Humble Key Be Humble Humility Key To Success Say Compromising Firm Openness Without Always Your Beliefs
The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side. George Lucas
Hope You Will Before Think Other Side Secret Worthwhile Hopelessness Give Something Through Pushed Come Because Doing Up Very Really Hard Brink
I'd love to come back as the most annoying ghost ever. Guillermo del Toro
Love Back Ghost Come Most Annoying Ever
Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort. Jean Cocteau
Man Myth Few Alcohol Unable Lies Seeks Give He Withdraw Him Himself Comfort Does His Escape Any Inaccuracy Means Moments Disposal
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