David Chang Quotes
I lived across the street from Noodle Bar. I could barely stand it, because you're there all the time; you can't get away.
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I voted for Barack Obama.
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I don't know if foreigners will take to my novels or not. It may be that my books appeal only to a particular gender or age group rather than convey a more universal appeal.
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I realized what interested me as a student of film was one thing and the movies that I liked were another.
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I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.
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I write better in Cape Breton... too many people around in Ontario. Down there I meet all sorts of non-human people, but they don't bother me, and I don't feel I have to apologize on behalf of my species quite so often.
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If you have two parents who have to work, who want to work, you need to have someone to guide your child.
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I'm twitchy. I think I've got ADD. I find it hard to sit down. I need to be constantly challenged; otherwise, I get very... well, I guess 'bored' is the word.
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I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books balance pretty well.
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I've always wanted to be someone with credibility, and I want my food to speak for myself.
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In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.
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I started out in Scotland, not as a footballer of any note, and I didn't play to draw the attention of people abroad.
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When I read the 'Country Strong' script, I thought, 'Can't they just hand-double it? Can't I just do the rest of the movie and not have to do the performing?' It took me six months to learn to sing and play guitar at the same time.
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My brother married young, and his is the best marriage I know.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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Some people think electronic music is cold, but I think that has more to do with the people listening than the actual music itself.
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Personal responsibility is not only recognizing the errors of our ways. Personal responsibility lies in our willingness and ability to correct those errors individually and collectively.
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I don't get tired of my work because you can't get tired of something you love and enjoy! But, having said that, I wish to get a break of four to five days, or at least three days, switch off my cell phone, and do what I want to.
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Everyone takes a bad selfie - the first thing is to know that.
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Those that go searching for love only make manifest their own lovelessness, and the loveless never find love, only the loving find love, and they never have to seek for it.
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I don't think that I could ever be a strict dad. I never grew up with anybody strict in my life... I'm not saying I'm a role model by any means or anything. I think the fact that I wasn't told what not to do all the time - my spirit kind of told me things that I shouldn't - I got to develop on my own. It's part of your common sense.
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A well known director wouldn't take the chance on casting me for an American role after he discovered that I was English. Some time later, he expressed his regret that he hadn't taken the chance with me.
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I use as high SPF as I can get, and I live under a hat like a mushroom all the time. Someone said they're worried about their kids getting older and doing drugs, and I got this look of horror on my face and thought, 'What if my girls don't wear hats?' But at 13 months old, they could say 'hat.
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Oftentimes, if you're talking to a seasoned interviewer who asks you a question, they may do a follow-up if they didn't quite get it. It's rare that they'll do a third or fourth or fifth or sixth follow-up, because there's an implicit, agreed-upon decorum that they move on. Kids don't necessarily move on if they don't get it.
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I lived across the street from Noodle Bar. I could barely stand it, because you're there all the time; you can't get away.
