Ventura Quotes
When the position was open [after the 2003 season], I mentioned to my wife that he was probably going to be the manager.
- Robin Ventura
We're both very well aware that it's naturally going to be those middle voters who will determine the [presidential] election, ... I mean, the vice president's a bright man. He understands that. Naturally, he has to focus on the independent voter. The independent voter determines who wins. I'm more pleased about the fact that we're both wearing jeans today, so my press won't criticize me.
- Jesse Ventura
We ended up building a little Japan with cobblestone streets, bridges, a river, period buildings and antique props in Ventura... For the final scenes, we filmed in Kyoto temples that had never allowed filming before. But all throughout, we have tried to pay great respect to Japanese culture. I found the story very daunting to tell, as an American. I especially wanted to honor the profession because a lot of people in the West still don't know what geishas really are. The challenge for me was to bring a beautiful fable to life, to lift the veil on the beauty, joy and heartbreak of being a geisha.
- Rob Marshall
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