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Sometimes you see a movie and you can really feel that it's an actor putting in a performance. Someone said 'cut' and they're back in their trailer having a coffee or getting their hair done. Andrew Dominik
You Sometimes Coffee Hair Back See Someone Having Putting Feel Performance Said Trailer Done Getting Movie Cut Really Actor
A lot of writing's going down dead ends that don't go anywhere. Andrew Dominik
Writing Down Dead Go Lot Going Ends Anywhere
Obviously, a power player in a criminal organization doesn't have to persuade anyone. He can just do what he wants. Andrew Dominik
Organization Power Criminal He Obviously Just Anyone Wants Persuade Player
Everybody is always trying to make the best movie they can. It's a process. Andrew Dominik
Best Everybody Make Always Trying Movie Process
Anything that's memorable about a movie is often what a test audience will object to because they're being asked to be experts. They just compare the film they finished watching to all of the other films that they've seen. Andrew Dominik
Will Seen Finished Films Other Memorable Object About Because Audience Test Often Just Being Movie Anything Experts Asked Compare Film Watching
When you ask a bunch of people to see a film, and then invite them to comment on it and tell them it's a work-in-progress, they feel bound to offer an opinion. Andrew Dominik
You People Tell See Feel Bound Invite Opinion Comment Bunch Offer Them Ask Then Film
I really believed Obama when he spoke in 2008, but I remember watching his victory speech after this last election and it was the same speech. Exactly the same speech. I felt like he didn't even believe it anymore. He seemed to be tired of saying the same thing. Andrew Dominik
Saying Tired Remember Victory Election Same Thing Believe Obama Exactly Exactly The Same Seemed He Spoke Like Felt His Same Anymore After Really Even Believed Thing Last Watching Speech
Masculine ideals have become very confused in the modern world. Andrew Dominik
Confused World Become Masculine Ideals Very Modern Modern World
I'm not a very efficient filmmaker. There's a lot of guys, filmmakers like the Coen Brothers who shoot a whole movie and maybe don't use 12 setups. I'm in awe of people like that; I'm just not that guy. Andrew Dominik
People Brothers Guy Guys Like Lot Very Efficient Shoot Maybe Just Movie Use Who Whole Coen Awe Filmmaker Filmmakers
For me, the movie's always evolving as I'm doing it. I throw things in as we shoot, and I take things out as we go. I want to create a whole life and then select the pieces that best sort of describe it later, you know? So there's a lot of wastage when I make a film. Andrew Dominik
Life Best Me You Later Out Evolving Select Throw Take Know Pieces Make Sort Always Doing Go Lot Shoot Want Movie Then Create Whole Describe Film Things
Once you do something violent in a film, you don't have to do too much. You do it once and the feeling of violence just stays there, do you know what I'm saying? Andrew Dominik
Saying You Too Much Feeling Too Once Stays Something Do You Know Know Just Much Film Violence Violent
Actors have either got to play something that's close to them, or something that's the complete opposite. Andrew Dominik
Complete Complete Opposite Something Got Opposite Close Either Them Actor Play
I read books all the time. I'm just half looking for something to do; I mostly just read for pleasure. Occasionally I stumble across something that could be a movie, but I don't put a book down just because I don't see a movie in it, either. Andrew Dominik
Time Book Stumble Half Looking Down Books Pleasure See Something Could Put Mostly Occasionally Read Because Just Just Because Movie Either Across
I actually don't like westerns much. I like good westerns, but it isn't my preferred genre. There are all kinds of westerns: acid westerns, '70s westerns, Nicholas Ray's neurotic westerns. The ones I tend to like are nutso westerns. Andrew Dominik
Good Kinds Tend Neurotic Ray Like Genre Westerns Acid Preferred Much Actually
There's been about 75 movies about Jesse James, and I've seen about four of them. He's usually portrayed as this plucky rebel who's got no choice but to turn to crime, because the railway's hassling his mother. But he wasn't like that. Andrew Dominik
Mother Crime Seen No Choice About He Like Because Got Been His James Movies Them Turn Choice Rebel Railway Four Portrayed
In Australia, we point out a person's weaknesses as a way of saying 'I see you and I accept you'. If you do that with Americans, they instantly take offence. Andrew Dominik
Saying You Way Out Weaknesses See Point Take Instantly Accept Offence Australia Person American
I think every role you get is going to be a powerful one. As long as you go in with the mindset of, 'Yeah, I'm going to make the most of this.' So that's the kind of attitude I take into each role that I play. Anna Hutchison
Attitude You Long Every Think Mindset Kind Take Powerful Most Make Yeah Go Role Get Going Each Play
In real life I am a bit of a tomboy. I like the footy and sports. I am more comfortable in running gear than I am in heels, because I usually trip up in them. Anna Hutchison
Life Sports Real Life Bit Running Gear Trip More Like Comfortable Because Am Real Up Than Heels Them Tomboy
It was the corner sweet-shop in Australia that first piqued my interest in interior design. I went into this space with a mixture of apprehension and excitement as a child. It was filled, floor to ceiling, with the most incredible rounded glass bowls filled to the brim with bonbons, buttons, and sweets. Anouska Hempel
Interior Space First Design Corner Apprehension Incredible Excitement Glass Most Bowls Mixture Australia Ceiling Child Interest Sweets Filled Rounded Floor Brim Buttons
Design, refine and repeat, and keep learning all the way along. It sounds bland and pedestrian, but in fact, it's the reverse. Anouska Hempel
Learning Design Pedestrian Way Fact Bland Along Sounds Repeat Reverse Refine In Fact Keep
When building in a place that already has a dominant style, it's important to behave yourself. Look around; refer to what you see. In the mountains above Salzburg, I saw charming chalets and wildflower meadows. The chalets are cozy - I don't do cozy. The meadows are in a soft disarray - I don't do soft, and I don't do disarray. I do order. Anouska Hempel
You Yourself Important Building Style Mountains Saw See Above Charming Look Around Refer Dominant Cozy Behave Order Place Meadows Soft
I'm not an interior decorator; I'm a designer, and that includes the architecture. The package must be strong and controlled, the rooms aligned, and the windows positioned to make sense with the furniture. Fluff it up, and you've got big trouble. Anouska Hempel
You Architecture Interior Strong Be Strong Trouble Big Sense Aligned Furniture Must Windows Make Got Up Controlled Package Rooms Decorator Designer
I'm never short of inspiration. There are always new ideas - and new adventures. Anouska Hempel
Inspiration Never Adventures New Ideas Always New Ideas Short
A house must be bedded in the landscape. They both have to work together. In and out, every view from a window has to be sensational. Every view into the house must be the same to ensure continuity. Anouska Hempel
Work Together Every Ensure Out Must Window Both House Continuity Same Sensational Work Together Landscape View
India. From Goa to Kerala and Mumbai, it gets me every time. It's the food, the people, and the colours. The magical atmosphere and the accepting nature of the locals. Anouska Hempel
Time Food Nature Me People Every Every Time India Atmosphere Magical Colours Accepting Gets Mumbai
'It can't be done' is not a phrase I recognize. Anouska Hempel
Recognize Phrase Done
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