Katherine Dunn Quotes
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Having a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a genius, and having less than a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a fool.
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I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about getting one.
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Shakespeare's villains are fabulous because none of them know that they are villains. Well, sometimes they do.
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I'm not afraid to die - it's just that I had so much left to do in this world.
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The gruesomeness of 'Death Line' was an absolute necessity for me to bring up the political content of the film. I wanted to show how devastating class distinction could be.
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I was a temp secretary for a long time, and I went at it with a passion, and I tried to do a nice job in all my jobs.
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I was not emotionally mature enough to accept any kind of success when I was young. I needed to go that long route.
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In a democracy, power is not permanent.
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I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I'll watch myself back on 'Xtra Factor' and want to do it again because of a few hiccups.
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You have to take control of your own life, your own destiny, and your own careers. You can't leave everything up to someone else, 'cause then you can look at them and blame them.
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A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.
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It's funny. Of all the jobs I've been ambitious for, this is one that never crossed my mind.
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I think hallucinations need to be discussed. There are all sorts of hallucinations, and then many sorts which are okay, like the ones I think which most of us have in bed at night before we fall asleep, when we can see all sorts of patterns or faces and scenes.
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For an actor, you're rejected eight or ten times a day. All you've got to sell is yourself. You're not selling products, they're not turning down a car, they're turning you down. Most people can't handle that. Most people are essentially not set up that way.
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From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles.
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One of the things that hold together a human society is the existence of basic politeness among its members.
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I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.
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Can ye fathom the ocean, dark and deep, where the mighty waves and the grandeur sweep?
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I live and die by puns.
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I've built a network that curates interestingness. In my universe, it encompasses thousands and thousands of filters and people, each person being a filter. So it's kinda cool. Like I've created my own utopia, removing the boring stuff and showing only the amazing stuff.
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Because I've made a film with such an amazing director as Tarantino, I'm much more conscious of working with good directors from now on, so that's what's important to me. I don't really care about making a big movie - I just want to make good ones.
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Width of life is more important than length of life.
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Usually I like to have them, but going drum-less pushes everything in a new direction and makes it easier to keep things sounding different.
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I think that it's really important to go away and come back.
