Katherine Dunn Quotes
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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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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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From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles.
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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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Part of the excitement of doing independent film is the complete unknown of what lies in store for the film's future.
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I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress.
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Honestly, I never thought I'd actually be playing a teen lesbian. I didn't think it was going to go this far. But I'm glad that it did, because there have been a lot of fans who have expressed that they've been going through similar situations in their lives.
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I find the term 'perfect child' to be an oxymoron.
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After a dark, violent age, the Piscean, we are entering a millennium of love and light in the words of the popular song the 'Age of Aquarius,' the time of the mind's true liberation.
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I could have anything I wanted and if I didn't have it, it was because I didn't want it.
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I love a nicely groomed guy who smells good. That's important.
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Rock stardom is hard work and it takes a team to make it happen. Also, communication is important because too often inexperienced artists have delusions of what a label is supposed to do for them. The truth is, being in the record business is hard work and requires focus and calculated moves to achieve success.
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New Year's resolutions work like this: you think of something you enjoy doing and then resolve to stop doing it.
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I think that it's really important to go away and come back.
