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“I'm not George Clooney, so I can't just pick and choose. I take roles where they occur.”

“I would never say no to anything that sounded interesting! The thing I like about making films is that the adventure just begins when you pick up the camera.”

Film Interesting Adventure Picks Cameras

Author:D. A. Pennebaker

“I pick my feature film battles very carefully. They're going to be personal and they're going to take a lot of my energy. I'm not going to be some big production company and be Jerry Bruckheimer or something like that. It doesn't interest me.”

Bigs Film Energy Interest Company Battle Picks Productions Features Jerry

Author:James Cameron

“I'm very free with my sexuality, but not everywhere all the time. I pick and choose when I do nudity, and who I do it for when I'm working, and when I'm doing it. I've done nudity twice in a film.”

Done Film Picks Sexuality Nudity

Author:Eva Mendes

“As far as looking at myself on screen, I tend to pick out every single flaw that I could have or should have done better. I'm more of a cringer at first and when it is years down the road and out of my way, I can actually appreciate it somehow.”

Way Should Years Firsts I Can Done Picks Appreciate Should Have Screens My Way Flaws Down The Road

Author:Zac Efron

“I don't read the Bible. Not because I don't want to, I just haven't got around to It yet. One day perhaps I'll pick it up and look at It.”

Want Looks Havens One Day Picks

Author:Ozzy Osbourne

“Hitting the ball has never been my issue, so I can literally not pick up a racquet for two months and hit the ball, really, really nicely. I mean movement's always an issue.”

Mean I Can Two Issues Movement Months Picks Balls Hitting Really Nice Two Months

Author:Andre Agassi

“You only have to pick up a paper to see the sort of scams and injustices that are out there. There's a sense that people don't belong and just aren't very happy. They're outraged, in fact, and they're being shafted left, right and centre.”

People Facts Left Paper Picks Injustice Centre Very Happy Outraged Scams

Author:Sean Bean

“The energy in the daytime is so different because everyone is so unhappy and depressed and you can pick up on that energy psychokinetically. So I like to come out at night. Everything's settled, you can see more.”

Different Night Energy Picks Unhappy Daytime

Author:Kevin Gates

“I only pick one thing; North, South, East or West. I just get on the road and go. That's the point. The only governor I give myself is what's the time limit.”

Giving One Thing Limits Picks West South East Governors Time Limit

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“There's more emphasis on art and culture in Europe than there is in the United States and I think that a lot of American directors and writers are just trying to copy other American horror films, they don't pick up much in the way that European filmmakers do.”

Thinking Way Trying Art States Film Culture United United States Horror Directors Picks Europe Filmmaker Copies Emphasis Horror Film Art And Culture

Author:Wes Craven

“I do try hard to pick roles that differ. I love that about the job. I think the variety that's out there is to be taken advantage of and I enjoy that element of shape shifting with everything.”

Thinking Trying Hard Jobs Enjoy Roles Taken Shapes Elements Picks Advantage Variety Shifting Taken Advantage

Author:Emily Blunt

“Hitchhiking, intrinsically, is sexual and dangerous. At the same time I never really felt scared. I was scared that nobody would pick me up and that I'd be waiting by the side of the road for a week.”

Felt Waiting Sides Week Dangerous Picks Scared Hitchhiking Pick Me Pick Me Up

Author:John Waters

“If I had to pick one form of acting, it would be live theater. That's where I started; that's where I became a man, I think I'm still finishing up that job.”

Ifs Thinking Men Stills Would Be Jobs Form Acting Picks Theater Finishing Live Theater Finishing Up

Author:Nick Offerman

“I want to learn how to pick locks, swordfight, throw pottery - it's all research. It's like the curious person's version of James Bond's license to kill. I've got a license to learn.”

Want Persons Research Picks Versions Curious Locks License Pottery

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“I think, sometimes, artists release music too fast. If you just sit back and listen to the track for a little bit you could pick and choose how you want to do it and see if you really feel the song, because sometimes you might not even like the song after a few listens.”

Ifs Thinking Want Feels Littles Sometimes Might Artist Song Bits Little Bit Picks Track Release

Author:Schoolboy Q

“I'm not one of those who spring up yelling, "Yippee! Another day!" I'll grumble and sulk around a couple of hours, reading newspapers and trying to pick out an idea I might do something with on the show. But I don't really start functioning until noon or later; then about two I go to the studio and the pace begins to quicken.”

Trying Two Ideas Shows Might Reading Hours Couple Spring Picks Studios Newspapers Pace Noon Yelling Another Day Reading Newspapers

Author:Johnny Carson

“Most of us think that decisions such as where shall I live, with whom shall I partner, what shall I pick as a career for my life are the most important decisions that we make. But from the point of view of the universe these decisions are not that important. Within you, you have already made decisions about who you are, what the universe is and how you will relate to other people and how you will relate to the universe and these decisions are creating consequences in your life moment by moment.”

People Thinking Made Important Moments Universe Decision Views Careers Creating Picks Consequence Who You Are Point Of View Partners Relate Within You Important Decisions

Author:Gary Zukav

“I'm legitimately having more fun doing music, but at the same time I worked my whole life for baseball. If I had to pick, I would probably pick music. I just connect more with the fact that other people connect with that I'm doing so much. It's a much cooler thing than being good at sports.”

People Ifs Whole Facts Fun Sports Picks Baseball Be Good Whole Life

Author:Mike Stud

“The feminist movement has spent 30 years putting down the role of stay-at-home moms and trying to tell young women that only someone who is mentally disabled would pick that for a career.”

Trying Years Home Young Careers Roles Movement Mom Picks Feminist Young Women Disabled Stay At Home Feminist Movement Stay At Home Mom Mentally Disabled

Author:Phyllis Schlafly

“If the woman picks the wrong man, that's not society's problem. That's her problem.”

Ifs Men Problem Picks Wrong Man

Author:Phyllis Schlafly

“Half the time I pick up a book, that's what I'm trying to get.”

Trying Book Half Picks

Author:Donald Miller

“You come to work knowing you're going to do good work without any doubt. You can go where you need to go and nothing is wrong and you pick the rightnesses out. If something doesn't work, you let them go, but you don't hold onto those wrongnesses. You just hold onto the rightnesses, so it's a playing field that anyone would want and feel much more comfortable with.”

Ifs Want Needs Feels Knowing Doubt Fields Comfortable Picks Good Work Playing Fields

Author:John Travolta

“You pick pieces of things you've experienced in life to make it real to yourself.”

Real Pieces Picks

Author:Brooklyn Sudano

“Good filmmakers actually are people who have lived life, who have something to say, who have stories to tell. People who fall, perhaps make a bad film, pick themselves up and go on to make another one. What strength people exhibit.”

People Stories Film Fall Goes On Picks Filmmaker Exhibits

Author:Juliet Asante

“I don't base my books on my life (thank goodness) and I don't pick the topic first. In fact, the topic picks me - via a question I can't answer as a mom, a wife, a woman, an American. I find myself wondering "What if..." and it blossoms into a whole novel.”

Ifs Firsts I Can Book Whole Facts Answers Wonder Novel Wife Mom Goodness Picks What If Topics Ifs And Pick Me Wondering What If

Author:Jodi Picoult

“If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire. A newspaperman is a regular fellow.”

Ifs Thinking Married Picks Fellows Millionaire

Author:Anna Held

“That noise in my earphones knocked my nose off and I had to pick it up and find it.”

Humor Funny Picks Baseball Noise Noses

Author:Jerry Coleman

“The irrepressible spirit that made his playing seem like good conversation is the Rubinstein legacy for pianists, if they can pick up their heads from the keyboard long enough to claim it.”

Ifs Long Art Made Enough Seems Spirit Conversation Picks Claims Legacy Keyboards Pianist Good Conversation Irrepressible

Author:Donal Henahan

“Know that there is nothing you can't aspire to do. Take offense. Bide your time. Pick your battles. Take revenge when you can - and never pull the ladder up after you.”

Knows Battle Picks Revenge Offense Aspire Ladders

Author:Linda Hirshman

“I actually kind of like Janet Reno. She seems like a nice enough lady. But when you're basically going through the entire phone book trying to find women lawyers who don't have maids to pick the attorney general of the United States, how well can you do?”

Trying Wells Kind Book States Enough Seems United United States Nice Picks Phones Lawyer Attorney Maids

Author:Dave Barry

“I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me. The older kids decided to pick me on me starting when I was about 6 and it didn't take me long to take a stand for myself.”

Long Kids Grew Grew Up Picks Tough Decided Starting Neighborhood Take Me Pick Me

Author:Bo Jackson

“When you pick up a novel from the bed side table, you put down your own life at the same time and you become another person for the duration.”

Persons Sides Novel Bed Picks Tables Duration

Author:Barbara Kingsolver

“I feel like I've gotten an extraordinary opportunity to experience a sort of collective humanity. If you hug many people in such a short period of days you pick up on a communal energy, almost like feeling a giant heartbeat that everyone is beating together.”

People Ifs Feels Feelings Together Humanity Opportunity Energy Periods Picks Extraordinary Giants Collectives Hug Heartbeat

Author:Rob Bell

“I've got a lot of songs about having fun and partying, but it's a lot of work. Sometimes, I make 50 songs and pick out the best 10. I've been in the studio all day, all night, making the beat, writing the raps.”

Writing Sometimes Night Song Fun Party Beats Picks Studios Rap Having Fun All Night

Author:Juicy J

“As nervous as I am to pick up a water bottle, that's how nervous I am to perform. My confidence is very high. I really enjoy going up, I feel like it's my birthday everyday that I have to go up there.”

Feels Enjoy Water Picks Everyday Nervous Bottles My Birthday Water Bottles

Author:Gucci Mane

“As a writer I'm essentially just trying to impersonate a first-time reader, who picks up the story and has to decide, at every point, whether to keep going.”

Trying Firsts Stories Reader Picks First Time Keep Going Impersonate

Author:George Saunders

“I have angst in my life, but I'm like anybody. We all have angst in our lives that we pick up and fidget with and then we put down and look at some other things that make us feel good or enjoy our lives.”

Feels Looks Enjoy Our Lives Picks Down And Feel Good Angst

Author:Dave Chappelle

“I put out a lot of ideas in the lyrics and the way I do my things. There's a lot of ideas floatin' around and people who know what it is. People will pick it up if they know what to pick up.”

People Ifs Knows Way Ideas Picks

Author:Marilyn Manson

“God picks you up. You don't pick yourself up. You're the one who knocked you down or even if somebody else knocked you down, your willingness to believe that what they said had value, was your conspiring with them, with their effort to knock you down - I've never been able to get myself up and I've noticed that every time I ask God to pick me up - he does.”

Ifs Believe Doe Said Able Values Asks Effort Picks Willingness They Said Pick Me Conspiring Pick Me Up Pick Yourself Up

Author:Marianne Williamson

“No one is longing to meet a desperate needy, angry, withholding, controlling person. If your beloved is out there they can't pick up your signals if you're dwelling in those spaces within yourself.”

Ifs Persons Space Picks Angry Longing Beloved Desperate Signals Dwelling Needy Withholding

Author:Marianne Williamson

“Very often, people who actually pick up a book of mine for the first time are kind of surprised. And I get these letters saying, well, who knew that you were good, you know?”

People Knows Firsts Wells Kind Book Mines Picks First Time Letters

Author:Salman Rushdie

“In a bird's eye view you tend to survey everything and decide on a particular point, then you swoop down and pick it up. In a worms eye view you don't have that advantage of looking at everything.”

Eye Views Particular Bird Picks Advantage Down And Worms Surveys

Author:Muhammad Yunus

“Pick up any history book, and I suggest you begin with studying the 20th century, and you will find that a large part of the history of our species has all the characteristics we would normally associate with a nightmare or an insane hallucination.”

Book Study Century Picks Species Insane Characteristics Nightmare Associates 20th Century Hallucinations History Books

Author:Eckhart Tolle

“I was always trying to pick guys up. I'd ask guys out and stuff like that. I had no pride. I was the biggest lurch at dances, waiting for the ladies' choice. I'd lunge at my prey like a baby wolf.”

Trying Guy Choices Asks Stuff Waiting Pride Baby Picks Prey Always Trying

Author:Patti Smith

“My work is a part of me and I know it. I have no reason to try to pick one part of me out from the rest. I only see my work, or rather I should say I see my work only telling my part of the human experience.”

Knows Should Trying Humans Reason Picks No Reason Human Experience

Author:Nikki Giovanni

“It is the very survival of the streets that makes children pick up guns in Somalia, not some older, wide-eyed rebel leader. My intimate experiences during these years are something which I have shared with people through my music but am very careful about how they are addressed.”

People Years Children Leader Streets Survival Picks Gun Careful Wide Intimate Rebel Somalia

Author:K'naan

“I don't really believe in writer's block or anything like that. If I'm not feeling words, I may pick up an instrument and play with sounds or delve into different types of creativity and expression.”

Ifs Believe May Different Play Feelings Sound Creativity Expression Type Picks Instruments Block Writer's Block

Author:Saul Williams

“Gleaning is getting things that are abandoned. I did not abandon my early pictures, my photos, my early films. It's just going through my body of work as something I can pick from.”

I Can Body Film Picks Abandon Abandoned Gleaning

Author:Agnes Varda

“When you involved in an accident and someone asks "are you alright?" Yes fine thanks, I'll just pick up my limbs and be off.”

Humor Funny Asks Fine Involved Picks Accidents Thanks Limbs Alright

Author:Billy Connolly

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