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I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system somehow. I think he kind of had it all figured out.
Tom Hooper had done 'John Adams,' and David Lynch did 'Twin Peaks.' I figured I could do eight hours of television, and I wanted to.
You always read stories of people going out to California and making it as an actor with, like, two dollars, so I figured I'd try it.
You're not supposed to have it all figured out in high school. If you knew it all, and it was the best, it's all downhill from there.
I figured it out at a young age: I could meet as many young people online and try to form my own family or my own record label group.
When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa.
When guys were going out to parties, I was going to the gym. I figured, for all my mom sacrificed for me, it was the least I could do.
As a filmmaker and film student, I think it's really interesting to hear what a director did and how they figured out how to do things.
When I left Yahoo, I was really looking for an early stage company that had some complexities and things that needed to be figured out.
I never tried Pokemon Go. I figured I'd get too addicted to it. I did play Pokemon Snap on Nintendo 64, so that window is closed for me.
After 'Mulk,' I figured it's your voice that people are connecting with. So then my voice became of prime importance to me for my films.
Somebody said to me once that Chvrches was an emo band in disguise, but nobody had figured it out yet, and I thought, 'You're not wrong!'
As soon as I figured out I didn't know anything about music, I was OK. It's when I thought I could learn something that I was in trouble.
Some thought it strange that we incorporated synthesizers in our music but the equipment was there so we just figured out a way to use it.
It's my favorite part of the preparation. When we get a pressure figured out and pick it up, those are the plays that fire me up the most.
Once you've figured out how to wait on people and clean toilets, it makes you very mindful of how you treat the people who are serving you.
I figured out it was a social thing, what women were allowed to do. At a very young age, I decided I was not going to follow women's rules.
No one was like, 'Here's how you swing.' It was just like, 'Let's go hit and figure it out along the way.' I always kind of figured it out.
I went through a period where I just wanted to punch everybody. Since then, I've had a lot of therapy and I've figured a lot of things out.
Becoming a mom has really thrown me for a loop. I figured I had this job in the bag because I took care of my brother and my nephew. No way!
I haven't figured out why people like what they like. I don't know. I wish I did. I could sell that to everybody, man, and be a millionaire.
It came to me that the one thing I could do was cook. And I figured I couldn't do any worse than the people running these places around town.
I think the emotional appeal of a platform is what works. I think the old-media entities still have not figured out that part of the game plan.
I've always felt I want to be of service to the world somehow. I haven't yet figured out how to do it, and I may never figure out how to do it.
'Finally' actually started out as a poem. I always wrote poetry, and pretty soon I figured out that if I could write poems, I could write songs.
I think I started realizing I was losing my hair when I was in Illinois. And it was traumatic. It was not something I had figured on in my life.
I think I look really weird with short hair. So I figured if I've got a mustache, I think it looks less creepy with long hair. Like a wild look.
I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination.
It's a wonderful experience to be reading a story and think you've got things all figured out, and then suddenly, it all goes upside-down on you.
To me, Los Angeles was the invention of the suburb. They figured it out and perfected it and created a city that was dependent on the automobile.
My rhetoric degree ended up being very helpful in advertising. I got an internship and then figured I will be a copywriter; that will be my path.
I endorsed supplements for about 15-20 years and made a lot of people a lot of money, so I figured I should do my own line and make my own money.
I was concerned about the link between crime and politics, and I figured out the only way I could do something about it was to get into politics.
I've always thought one of the tricks of being an actor for a long time is keeping yourself interested once you've figured out how to pay the rent.
I think a lot of entrepreneurs think they need money to build the business faster when they actually haven't figured out the business equation yet.
I usually write things in my head before I ever write them down. When I write it out, usually I've already figured out what it is I'm trying to do.
I think J.Crew has figured out a way to make young professional guys look cool with a polished suit that looks expensive but is actually affordable.
I think any husband knows when to stand down when it comes to domestic disputes. After 13 years of marriage, I even think I may have it figured out.
As much as I love the Western genre, I figured if I kept doing those, I'd eventually run out of steam on that, and that would've been the end of it.
The Internet requires evolved forms of governance that we haven't figured out as a planet. I'd love to help make that easier and make that possible.
If I'm going to take my clothes off I figured I might as well do it for something that I'm directing myself since I had complete control of the edit.
Mike and I figured out a lot about the world, characters and story in the initial two weeks between creating 'Avatar' and pitching it to Nickelodeon.
I've always been so apathetic. I figured, OK, maybe the world is going to fall down around me. Now I want to make a better world... that's motherhood.
If I was going to pretend to be the supermom next door, it would've been counterfeit and a lie. I figured I had to write something out of a new place.
I figured my body always would be able to repair itself. I think all of us believe that - until you begin to age and get hit with deteriorating joints.
People have actually figured out that Estonia is one of the few post-Communist countries that has a genuine image in people's minds as being something.
They say baseball is a slow game. It sure doesn't seem that way when you're in the dugout. You think you have it figured out, but things come up quick.
I just figured out that if I gave my all into this game - if I put everything into the fight business - then I would eventually run the fight business.
We lived in Germany; my father was in the Army, and they figured I would have more consistency at boarding school. That kind of gives you a thick skin.
I had never really pictured myself working in children's ministries. I always figured I would be more comfortable with maybe teens or adult ministries.