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Because my husband, Peter, died young, I've already faced the scariest thing in my life. Now I live out the dreams for both of us.

~Bozoma Saint John

Topics: Because Both Died Dreams Faced Husband Life Live My Life Now Out Peter Scariest Thing Us Young

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Six months after I was born, we moved to Ghana. The first five years of my life were there. In 1982, when there was a coup d'etat, my family left because the government was overthrown, and my dad was involved in politics.

~Bozoma Saint John

Topics: After Because Born Coup Dad Family First Five Ghana Government Involved Left Life Months Moved My Life Politics Six Were Years I Was Born

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Persistence is half the battle. That's what I love about independent movies. They don't have to be made. There's no studio with an agenda to set up a franchise like 'Batman' or to make a vehicle for a celebrity actor. My films are made because I love the process.

~Brad Anderson

Topics: About Actor Agenda Batman Battle Because Celebrity Films Franchise Half Independent Independent Movies Like Love Made Make Movies Persistence Process Set Studio Up Vehicle I Love

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There's a difference between telling a story and not providing an explanation because you just don't do it well or pull it off.

~Brad Anderson

Topics: Because Between Difference Explanation Just Off Providing Pull Story Telling Well You

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I think it is harder to scare young people because there is an ironic hipster stance that you have to take in relation to pop culture. You know you're being manipulated. People are so aware of the manipulation. We're all aware that movies toy with us and pull our strings. There was a time when people just didn't acknowledge that as much.

~Brad Anderson

Topics: Acknowledge Aware Because Being Culture Harder Ironic Just Know Manipulated Manipulation Movies Much Our People Pop Pop Culture Pull Relation Scare Stance Strings Take Think Time Toy Us You Young Young People I Think

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You don't fall in love with someone because they're perfect and meet your requirements - you fall for the things that are different about them or even problematic.

~Brad Anderson

Topics: About Because Different Even Fall Love Meet Perfect Problematic Requirements Someone Them Things You Your

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Every time I started going in the direction of thinking how it might turn out, I started to just turn my brain around and not go there, because I think the surest way to guarantee that you won't win is to assume that you will.

~Brad Bird

Topics: Around Assume Because Brain Direction Every Every Time Go Going Guarantee How Just Might Out Started Surest Think Thinking Time Turn Way Will Win You I Think

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Look, I think if you talk down to a kid or aim specifically at a kid, most kids aren't gonna like it, really, because most kids can feel when you are being patronizing.

~Brad Bird

Topics: Aim Because Being Down Feel Gonna Kid Kids Like Look Most Patronizing Really Specifically Talk Think You I Think

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If there are similarities, it's simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to me. I'd be astonished if anyone could come up with any truly original powers that were at all interesting any more.

~Brad Bird

Topics: Also Any Anyone Astonished Because Come Could Interesting Me More Occurred Original Other People Powers Same Similarities Simply Thoughts Truly Up Were

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But I don't just see the movie when I see the movie, I see all the great people who worked on it and all their hard work, because they could not have worked any harder.

~Brad Bird

Topics: Any Because Could Great Great People Hard Hard Work Harder Just Movie People See Who Work Worked I See

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