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Jan de Bont

"I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work."

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"I think what makes a good action film is a story that gets you involved. Just action, by itself, is not going to work."

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Amber Hurdle

"Do the good work, with the resources you have."

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"To business that we love we rise betime And go to it with delight."

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"The purpose of work is to labor and invest time in your gift."

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"The people who have recently come to this country to work and better their lives should be given the same opportunities that our parents, grandparents, and ancestors were given."

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"If you don't leave your job, your job will leave you someday."

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"Bolts work on nuts; pens work on paper. But you must work on yourself. Go, get working!"

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Amber Hurdle

"You are thought here to the most senseless and fit man for the job."

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"Personally, I feel that in my own work I wanted to look programmed or impersonal but I don't really believe I am being impersonal when I do it. And I don't think you could do this."

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"The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we give them adequate resources and modern technologies, we can protect our citizens without intruding on our liberties."

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"I've recorded 25 or 30 albums. I know that sometimes when you work with producers who are kinda dictators, it doesn't help you make a better record."

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"We are creating a fabulous franchise with an incredible female action hero."
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"I think the audience would like to see movies that are stunning to watch. I really think they'd like to see spectacles."
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"This film, Tomb Raider 2, is a big challenge. It's quite exhausting."
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"Angelina wanted to make sure that any fighting in the movie would be comparable to any male actor. Everything from stick fighting to horse riding was real to her."
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"In regards to The Haunting, people compared it to the old movie, which is unfair. We didn't have the rights to the movie. I couldn't duplicate a single thing because that would have been legal infringement."
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"Summer movies are spectacles; that's what you pay 10 dollars to see. You want to get teased by effects sometimes. I think that will never stop."
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"We're all complex human beings, and if some of that complexity shows through, I think it's advantageous for the movie."
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"When I heard about the first Tomb Raider, I was very interested and I would have liked to have directed that. When I was approached for the second film, I was delighted."
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"I think there are a lot more relationship scenes in my movies that people tend to overlook. A lot of scenes really feel real and are about the characters."
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"It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive."
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