Showing 10 of 12249 quotes
I'm living my dream right now. I get to make music, perform and travel. ”
What sort of Europe do we want to have? Parallel societies? Muslim communities living together with the Christian community? ”
The leaders of Europe always seem to emerge from the same elite, the same general frame of mind, the same schools, and the same institutions that rear generation after generation of politicians to this day. They take turns implementing the same policies. ”
The point really is that a writer tends to write a book that he or she tends to write. It's as simple as that. Of course, it's important to make a living and all that, but the main impulse as far as I'm concerned - and I'm sure as other writers are concerned - is to tell a story that I feel impelled by. ”
I enjoy fame, but I like normal, too. Going out is difficult; you are recognised, and you cannot be normal anymore... you start living in a bubble, and I am a normal guy. ”
I was born in Brazil and grew up in the '70s under a climate of political distress, and I was forced to learn to communicate in a very specific way - in a sort of a semiotic black market. You couldn't really say what you wanted to say; you had to invent ways of doing it. You didn't trust information very much. ”
As far as action is concerned, our films have been coming up with some great sequences. In fact, I think Hollywood is copying Bollywood by getting their heroes to bash up 15 guys at a time. ”
It's about taking extra responsibility and delivering it at the right time for the team. ”
The food we eat is our identity. The youth of the nation must save our food culture and traditions. If not, it will affect future generations. ”
In an action film, you think of things that are almost impossible to do and yet you have to manage to show them as being possible on film. ”