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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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"I can eat you at breakfast, not because I am a monster; it is only because you are too cute and yummy."

"Confidence, is like a belt worn around the waist. Wear it too tight, you come off cocky and arrogant, wear it too loose, you come off timid and a walk over, but wear it fit and snug, it will uphold you in every step of the way."

"I always knew he was selfish and self-indulgent and kind of lazy, those are practically prerequisites for playing lead guitar."

"How can a man's candour be seen in all its lustre unless he has a few failings to talk of? But he had an agreeable confidence that his faults were all of a generous kind-impetuous, arm-blooded, leonine; never crawling, crafty, reptilian."

"Oliver laughed - actually laughed."I like this new Claire," he said. "You should work her this hard all the time, Myrnin. She's interesting when she's forthright."Claire, possessed by the spirit of Eve, shot him the finger. Which made him laugh again, shake his head, and walk up the steps."

"She was a wicked thing sometimes. All full of want. As if the shape of the world depended on her mood. As if she were important."

"Excitement is a crossroad which runs in all directions. No man lacks personality, he just never connected with you at the intersection."

"Ronan did not smoke, he preferred his habits with hangovers."
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"One of the most amazing locations I've ever been is the top of the volcano in Tanzania, Africa. It's an actual volcano where you really have this lava every day."

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

"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."

"It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive."

"I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life."
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