David Sylvian Quotes
Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it.
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I could work in the shower if I had plastic paper.
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I always played to win.
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I thought I was too intellectual to read something like 'Sweet Savage Love.'
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I was reading scripts, doing coverage, for CAA. Reading hundreds and hundreds of scripts across the board, from blind submissions to 'Brokeback Mountain'. It was not always a pleasant task but something, in hindsight, I'm glad I did.
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The first president I met was L. B. J.
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I don't write under the ghost of Faulkner. I live in the same town and find his life and work inspiring, but that's it. I have a motorcycle and tool along the country lanes. I travel at my own speed.
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Usually in TV... A TV director could be anything from a main grip to just a glorified cameraman, and sometimes a director can be the person who is hired last. It's very much a producer's medium.
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The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.
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The U.S. should worry about the effects of its polices on the rest of the world. We would like to live in a world where countries take into account the effect of their policies on other countries and do what is right, broadly, rather than what is just right given the circumstances of that country.
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Some people are enraged, and some people are applauding. If there were a mission statement for graffiti, that would be it.
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You have to stay on top and learn from mistakes.
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I've never had a job. I've never needed to.
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Some artists get so comfortable now after even one or two albums and think, 'I'm the biggest artist in the world,' but it's like, yeah, you are for now, but you've gotta work so that you're remembered further, and that's what I'm trying to do.
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I was familiar with 'Addicted' for a long time, even prior to the movie, way before it got the greenlight. And when it finally got the greenlight, I was very happy to be a part of it.
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Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers.
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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.
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My entire high school career - my entire school career - I've been like three feet taller than everyone in my grade.
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I have been cooking with preserved lemon for years, using it left, right and centre, but I am still far from reaching my limit.
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For me, Lancome was more than just a brand. There was something very nostalgic about the name, about the whole story.
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Being on 'Idol,' you have no choice but to be an open book.
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I'm very bad at violence in real life. I can't stand it. And I'm so fed up with crime novels that have too much violence. I can't really do it. It's unnecessary.
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What interested me most about the Kennedys was the family situation. Somehow, they had created this family that lasted over time, they had a sense of connection to one another. Especially now, when people are spread all over the country and they don't see grandparents and parents, this family bonded together.
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Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it.
