Serj Tankian Quotes
I think I might write a book. I like writing. People have asked me if I would get into politics, but I think I feel a lot more effective being a representative of truth through the arts.
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The war changed everybody's attitude. We became international almost overnight.
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You want to put out a TV show? If you have the money to do it on your own, by yourself, and you have a TV network, you can do it by yourself. But the nature of the beast is, art needs finance. That's how this industry works. So until the Internet becomes our source of entertainment - and watch it, I believe it will - this is how things go.
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It's strange but I suppose I'm one of those senior players now and I'll be helping the young players as much as I can.
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I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.
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Pat Riley, Dave Checketts and Ernie Grunfeld - they brought the Knicks back to the glory days. It started with Rick Pitino. We took our first step with him, making the playoffs. When Pat came in we just kicked the door open.
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After 'Heart Skips A Beat' hit No.1, I barely had a chance to celebrate 'cos it was straight over to the judges' houses for the 'Xtra Factor,' filming in Greece, L.A. and Spain.
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I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.
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There's not some idea I'm going to create a work that's going to change everybody's consciousness.
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I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop.
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We are ready to work hard, work together to re-elect President Barack Obama. We must do it because women deserve to make their own choices and determine the course of their lives.
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What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
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Whatever I think the song sounds like is what I'll name it. It's a feeling thing; it's not logical at all.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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This world is too hard for me to leave my kids, without me supervising and being there for them.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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Also, I walk and hike in several different nearby parks near our home several early mornings a week.
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Horseback riding is my passion. Other than work. People can't imagine me getting dirty, but that's what I love about it.
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Ironically, the original Detroit Stock Exchange once sat less than a thousand feet from StockX headquarters here in downtown Detroit. It is only fitting that we are going to build the next iteration of the world's most efficient market invention almost in the same spot.
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I really moved through my career based on curiosity about something. I never looked at a title and said, 'I want that.'
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On certain plays and situations I feel like I have the advantage. But sometimes I just have to not think about the size of the guy in front of me.
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There are roles I want that my agency might not want me to do because of the subject matter or whatever. Or there are roles that people won't bring to me because they don't think I'll do it. And that is a big strain because an actor wants to act.
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I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this connection and try to believe we control the external world, but every time there's a snowstorm or drought, we know our fate is tied to the world around us.
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Most people ask me questions based on a previous interview. That's not an interview. It's like they're just saying my quotes back to me.
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I think I might write a book. I like writing. People have asked me if I would get into politics, but I think I feel a lot more effective being a representative of truth through the arts.
