Nadda Quotes

#1. Putting a rheumatologist at the head of a committee that arguably was going to have more influence over brain research than any particular institution in the country at the time, I think a lot of people found surprising.

Steve Fainaru

#2. I love the road, and I love coming in contact with the fans. They talk to me and that's irreplaceable. But when I get tired, I head to the studio and I am in there for a long time.

Yanni

#3. I want to give up every single day of my life, but I can't. I'm obsessed.

Ruba Nadda

#4. Evil companions demand conformity.

Unknown

#5. The secret is you need a director who refuses to walk away and you need a director willing to put their whole career behind the project.

Ruba Nadda

#6. Worthiness is a process, and perfection is an eternal trek. We can be worthy to enjoy certain privileges without being perfect.

Marvin J. Ashton

#7. Be decisive and persevere. You have to recognize that, at the end of the day, no one really cares if you make another movie. That decision falls on you. You're the leader of your own destiny and the one person who can't walk away.

Ruba Nadda

#8. Countess Bezukhova quite deserved her reputation of being a fascinating woman. She could say what she did not think - especially what was flattering - quite simply and naturally.

Leo Tolstoy

#9. Your lifestyle - how you live, eat, emote, and think - determines your health. To prevent disease, you may have to change how you live.

Brian Carter

#10. Don't take no for an answer. Don't let yourself get pushed around, and don't be afraid to be the bad guy. Find a producer who will be there to back you up when things get difficult. Make sure you work with key crew that you trust.

Ruba Nadda

#11. I always say, I'm a woman, I can't change my sex. I can't get angry about it. I'm too busy desperately trying to get my movies made. It's hard work. There are no short cuts. If there were, I would have found them by now.

Ruba Nadda

#12. My first paying job was a in a production of Neil LaBute's 'Bash: Latter Day Plays' at the Union Street theater in Borough. I played the 'Medea Redux' character. That was my first job out of drama school. I can't remember how much I got paid. I'm sure it was pennies.

Juliet Rylance

#13. I want to give the audience what they want, but not at all costs. I want to leave them with something. I try to do that with every single movie I make.

Ruba Nadda

#14. It's always about a character that I become obsessed with and who refuses to leave me alone.

Ruba Nadda

#15. As a director I always look at someone's eyes. How truthful are they? Will this person take me on this journey?

Ruba Nadda

#16. I want people to feel something in the pit of their stomach. I want my movies, especially the ending, to stay with people long after the credits have rolled.

Ruba Nadda