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"I think being a little nuts is helpful."
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"To me, living in the present means being aware of your conscious choice to focus on the past, present or future - it is not necessarily having to focus on the present."

"Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it."

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"I like the fact that New York looks a bit backwards, toward the Old World, rather than resolutely forwards."

"I don't generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there's something awfully wrong with it."

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"John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then."

"I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy."

"The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it's like a slap in the face."
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