Vaguely Quotes

(on winning the Best Actor Oscar) "If you grow up in the suburbs of anywhere, a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable. But this moment is directly connected to those imaginings. And for anybody who`s on the downside of advantage, and relying purely on courage, it`s possible."

It was the first time I felt I was making a script I believed in, and that I`d see something onscreen close to what I`d hoped, rather than this vaguely confusing wilderness my jobs had been to this point. It was my first project with quality minds behind it, Jersey Films, Andrew Niccol, and Ethan Hawke, who was a joy to work with. I felt we had a real meeting of the minds. (On making Gattaca)

(Responding to questions about his estranged father, May 27, 2004.): My father was overbearing. Very controlling. He was always the way he is, even before my success. He was not always a good person. He`d play mind games to make sure I knew my place. I don`t see him, which is unfortunate. But I don`t have any desire to see him. I vaguely know where he is, and I don`t want to know. As long as he`s not standing outside my doorstep, I`m fine.

When asked what colour her hair is: "Look, it`s one of the great mysteries of the world, I cannot answer that question. I think I`m vaguely blonde. To be perfectly frank, I don`t know."

Look, it`s one of the great mysteries of the world, I cannot answer that question. I think I`m vaguely blonde. To be perfectly frank, I don`t know.

I write the script first, to see if it`s even vaguely interesting, and then if the script becomes compulsive, then I can do the film.

One of the things I found vaguely interesting, as a weather geek, is that the snow actually melts from the bottom up.

I began to understand my sensations, to know what I wanted, at around the age of forty - but only vaguely.

Many manufacturers secretly question whether advertising really sells their product, but are vaguely afraid that their competitors might steal a march on them if they stopped.

I wondered vaguely if this was when it would end, whether I would pull up tonight`s darkness like a quilt and be dead and at peace evermore.

His name is vaguely familiar. Basically, I agree with everything the New Labour candidate said about the First Minister.

I discovered that what`s really important for a creator isn`t what we vaguely define as inspiration or even what it is we want to say, recall, regret, or rebel against. No, what`s important is the way we say it. Art is all about craftsmanship. Others can interpret craftsmanship as style if they wish. Style is what unites memory or recollection, ideology, sentiment, nostalgia, presentiment, to the way we express all that. It`s not what we say but how we say it that matters.