Garret Dillahunt Quotes
The other day, someone called me this generation's Bruce Dern - I'd never thought of that, and frankly, I don't know enough of Bruce Dern's work to comment on it, though he is an incredible actor.
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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I found that not having a public profile was not hurting the work, and it freed me up to be the satirist I wanted to be.
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There are still some natural forces that everybody understands. Technology and industry have distanced people from nature and magic and human values.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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For me, songwriting starts with a melody. When a musician plays a chord progression, either the words and vocal melody come to me, or they don't. That's how I determine who to write with. It works, or it doesn't.
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When I was pregnant, I had the romantic idea that after the baby was born I would not only take up reading in earnest again, but also write a novel while my daughter slept in her Moses basket. Of course, I barely had time to keep up with my magazines until she started sleeping properly.
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Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
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When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
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I never left doo wop.
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I have never regarded myself as a hero, but Tenzing undoubtedly was.
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I think having imaginary friends is an amazing coping mechanism. It's pretty wonderful, and it makes a lot of sense to me.
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I personally think Beyonce's a strong feminist. What she's done in music and for women is unprecedented. I love her. She definitely makes me feel like more of a woman.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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I've been reading tabloids since I was nine. I love a good story.
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The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout modern history, gays had thought of themselves as something like a mental illness or maybe a sin or a crime. Gay liberation allowed us to make the leap to being a 'minority group,' which made life much easier.
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Race differences show up early in life.
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Don't feel sorry for me. I've had a great life, great friends.
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War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.
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Celebrity is very weird.
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Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of failure is built into them.
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I cannot read on a Kindle. I love the physical experience of holding a book, cracking it open, and the process of making the right half weigh less than the left half. I only read hardcover books because I like the resistance and the presence on a bookshelf.
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Government should work to insure the rights of the individual, not plot to take them away.
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The other day, someone called me this generation's Bruce Dern - I'd never thought of that, and frankly, I don't know enough of Bruce Dern's work to comment on it, though he is an incredible actor.
