Competing Quote by Blanka Vlasic

Why did Erich von Stronheim leave Germany? Why did Hitchcock leave England? If you were a director you'd like to work in Hollywood too.…

— Roman Polanski

What did not demolish me simply polished me.

— India.Arie

We put out real hip-hop at a time when it was turning into pop or R&B ... We brought the focus back to the…

— RZA

A novelty in Polish filmmaking was that it was possible to find funds for a big production. However, at the same time, the state…

— Andrzej Wajda

The fruit of humanity is devotion to one's parents. The fruit of righteousness is to respect one's elders. The fruit of wisdom is to…

— Mencius

I elbowed my way into the grubby café, bought a pie that tasted of shoe polish and a pot of tea with cork crumbs…

— David Mitchell

Oddly enough, most of the books written about the subject aren't very good because they just focus on the more hateful movies that they…

— Quentin Tarantino

We study health, and we deliberate upon our meats and drink and air and exercises, and we hew and we polish every stone that…

— John Donne

If you can't see the bright side, why ya just need to polish the dull one.

— Shelley Shepard Gray

The thing is, people can't complain about profit-oriented moves if they're only interested in profit themselves. You can't have it both ways. If they're…

— Ian MacKaye

First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your…

— Octavia Butler

Many people think of me as a perfectionist, someone who polishes and shines each song and performance. I've always been bothered by that assumption.

— Phil Collins