"The authentic is almost never found by being pursued; but there is no missing it when you are in its presence."

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Eva Hoffman

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“The most difficult thing is that I don't speak Mandarin and I had this experience - of working in a language that I don't understand - before and it's really horrible. Eighteen years ago, I played a mute in one film because I couldn't speak Mandarin. There was another film where I had to speak Vietnamese. It's horrible!”
“As a movie fan, my number one goal is to continue to learn from what I've done and make special effects as precise and clean as they can be.”

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“You make a movie and it's like convincing people to go on an expedition with you. You think you know where it's going to end up, and you're hoping and guessing. But, when people trust you and get involved, based on that trust, it's a really nice feeling to be able to have everything pay off.”

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“The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain.”
“I've never tried to do couture, because it's a whole different beast.”
“American travel writing is very healthy. I'm always flicking through the reviews and I see plenty of travel writing - and an impressive line up and continual demand.”
“The most important of the Lord's work you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your own home.”
“I learned that everyone makes mistakes and has weaknesses and that one of the most important things that differentiates people is their approach to handling them. I learned that there is an incredible beauty to mistakes, because embedded in each mistake is a puzzle, and a gem that I could get if I solved it, i.e. a principle that I could use to reduce my mistakes in the future.”

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