The concept of making a movie in which the director dictates is kind of exotic - and absolutely not truthful. Directing means allowing a great deal of collaboration and listening and having the ability to change your mind. Luca Guadagnino

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Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. — John Lennon

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Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing. — Seneca

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God asks no man whether he will accept life. That is not the choice. You must take it. The only choice is how. - Henry Ward Beecher

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Turn your wounds into wisdom. — Oprah Winfrey

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Don’t concern yourself with being right in others’ eyes. And don’t secretly hope that their lives will fall apart so that your opinion will be vindicated. Instead, concentrate on obeying God in your own life and, when possible, helping others to obey Him as well. You don’t have to prove others wrong to continue on the course you know God has shown you. - Joshua Harris

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Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work. - Gustave Flaubert

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The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything. – Frank Sinatra

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Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.-Thomas A. Edison

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You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them. - Michael Jordan

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