Daniel Humm Quotes
When I was a child, she'd have me wash the lettuce ten times or open walnuts by hand to make a cake. I was like, 'Mom, this is ridiculous.' But now? I run my kitchen the same way.
Quotes to Explore
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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All the marketing and advertising sells the book as what it is and hopes that the book will be displayed so that your readers can find it.
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If you're in a film that you're proud of and you care about, then you're always happy to talk about it.
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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True stories, autobiographical stories, like some novels, begin long ago, before the acts in the account, before the birth of some of the people in the tale.
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We have a world minus a whole lot of talent that has stepped out of contention for leadership, only because they don't want to seem too aggressive, too smart, unattractive, or too male.
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I've always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half of them say, 'I saw that coming.' And half of them are completely and totally shocked. Because if you don't have the half that saw it coming, then it wasn't fair: You never gave the audience a chance to guess it.
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But as long as you're creating the art you want to create, if people start liking you, you shouldn't have to apologize. You want your stuff to be heard by as many people as possible.
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My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.
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I start the day with either Radio 3 or Radio 4. I don't watch any daytime television at all.
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As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from all the thoughts in my head. I begged for opera lessons because opera singing is the most formidable, most emotional way to use your voice.
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If you can't play guitar and sing in Nashville, you might as well just be a construction worker.
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The Dalai Lama can claim the sanction of the Buddha, who is said to have altered his teachings in order to reach a diverse audience.
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I don't particularly like L.A.
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The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.
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My role models have kept on changing.
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I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.
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Design and style should work toward making you look good and feel good without a lot of effort so you can get on with the things that matter.
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Consonant intervals and dissonant intervals are processed via separate mechanisms in the auditory cortex.
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Human beings are the only creatures on the planet that tell time and think they have to earn a living.
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My wife loves football, but I think she's resigned to the fact that I'll never make it there.
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My mom passed away when I was 4 years old, and she came from a very conservative Korean background. I feel like my life would've been incredibly different had she still been alive.
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When I was a child, she'd have me wash the lettuce ten times or open walnuts by hand to make a cake. I was like, 'Mom, this is ridiculous.' But now? I run my kitchen the same way.
