Dawn Angeliqué Richard (Dawn Richard) Quotes
I'd only do a deal with a label if it allowed me to still be indie and have that indie mentality. I have to have creative control.
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Anyone who's been through divorce will know that every day is really hard.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose for a person who is not an artist or not attempting art, it is not dross, because it is the common exchange of everyday life.
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Is it possible that there are no coincidences?
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I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.
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Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love.
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My experience in Iraq made me realize, and during the recovery, that I could have died. And I just had to do more with my life.
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Corporate nationalism to me is a little bit like what would have happened if Hitler had won. It's scary stuff. It's totalitarianism in a different from, under a different flavour.
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It would definitely be fun to do a musical one day.
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Christine Bass was my high school music teacher. She took a program on its last legs and within a few years turned into one of the best programs in the country. Our high school dominated national choir competitions all through her 20-plus year tenure.
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I became fascinated with the concept of speak no, see no, hear no evil. And - and the actual depiction of three wise monkeys. And I began collecting it over the years. And I kind of figured that I might be the - the fourth monkey, the feel no evil monkey.
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Down the mine I dreamed of cricket; I bowled imaginery balls in the dark; I sent the stumps spinning and heard them rattling in the tunnels. No mishap was going to stop me from bowling in the real game, especially this one.
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This is the first time in 10 years I don't know what I'm doing next, and I'm rather enjoying it. Soon I'll be climbing the walls no doubt, but right now, it's not clear, I'm just enjoying the freedom.
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I really identified with Jess, because my own dream was acting, which isn't the most conventional profession.
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While there is a chance of the world getting through its troubles, I hold that a reasonable man has to behave as though he were sure of it. If at the end your cheerfulness in not justified, at any rate you will have been cheerful.
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Self-reform automatically brings about social reform.
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I'm lucky because I remember my dad showing me 'Independence Day,' and I loved it.
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On the one hand, the idea of marriage and the sort of traditional family life repulses me. But on the other hand, I long for it, you know what I mean? I'm constantly in conflict with things. And it is because of my past and my upbringing and the journey that I've been on.
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I'm the first one who sees every romantic comedy in theaters.
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You can involve yourself in electronics, computers, puzzles... there's a lot of creativity and brain working. There's a lot to model trains that people don't realize.
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In my experience, fledgling entrepreneurs focus way too much on the money - you can get most things done and figure out a lot without spending much. That said, most businesses require money to launch and get off the ground.
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Sing your song. Dance your dance. Tell your tale.
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If you're yelling you're the one who's lost control of the conversation.
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I'd only do a deal with a label if it allowed me to still be indie and have that indie mentality. I have to have creative control.
