"I think that in this globalised world, the local is going to become more and more important - it is a paradox. You see it in Western Europe more and more. Eastern Europe is still coming out of the Soviet uniform cultural era, but this kind of separation and nationalism is very obvious now in Western Europe."

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Robert Dessaix

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“I would never want to do something just for the sake of being independent or for the sake of doing big films. I'm always surprised by the material I'm attracted to. And that's how I like it. I like to be surprised.”

Source : "'Beautiful Creatures' Star Alice Englert on Why She Committed to a Potential Franchise-Starting Film" by Rebecca Ford, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 13, 2013.
“We had training camp for a week, and we used the actual military drills of that period. We didn't have to work out much after hours, because going up and down hills all day was a good workout in itself.”
“Both my parents instilled an interest in science and mathematics.”
“I looked at my family and I said, "I've got a spouse. I've got three kids. There's no way I'm ever buying a music subscription service for the five of us. It's just not going to happen." So we wanted to do something really great for families... It wasn't easy. We had to convince the labels it was in their best interests, too.”

Source : "Jimmy Iovine, Eddy Cue Talk Filling the 'Hole' With Apple Music". Interview with Steve Knopper, www.rollingstone.com. June 8, 2015.
“PersonallyÂ I didn't believe God had a private torture chamber. Hell was being cut off from God, cut off from his power, his energy, Him.”
“Yesterday is gone and tomorrow has not yet come; we must live each day as if it were our last so that when God calls us we already, and prepared, to die with a clean heart.”
“It can have an enormous effect because big budget movies can have big budget perks, and small budget movies have no perks, but what is the driving force, of course, is the script, and your part in it.”
“Yes,â€ I told him. â€œI think the guy playing the Pirate King was awesome.â€ He stopped where he was. â€œWhat?â€ I asked, frowning at the big smile on his face. â€œI didnâ€™t say I liked the Pirate King,â€ he told me. â€œOh.â€ I closed my eyesâ€”and there he was. A warm, edgy presence right on the edge of my perception. When I opened my eyes, he was standing right in front of me. â€œCool,â€ I told him. â€œYouâ€™re back.â€ He kissed me leisurely. When he was finished, I was more than ready to head home. Fast. â€œYou make me laugh,â€ he told me seriously.”

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