Elliott Carter Quotes
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I was always interested in the kind of history they didn't teach you in school.
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I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety.
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There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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What makes you a Christian is whether or not you really are in accord with biblical theology and whether you know Jesus Christ as your Saviour.
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Born in 1936, I experienced the Second World War as a child in the city of Gelsenkirchen-Buer. This area was heavily bombed, but fortunately, all members of my family survived the war and post-war period.
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I'm honestly not the kind of person who wants to step up to a podium, test the microphone and be like, 'Hey, I'm homosexual and this is who I am, hear me roar.' That's not who I am.
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I will know him by his eyes.
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Ben Henderson, he had never been knocked out before fighting me.
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I've been a ballerina since I was two, but I've always wanted to be an actress.
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I think that marriage of music and picture is so vital, especially in a film that's almost exclusively exteriors.
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We must make the government accept that at a time when we are expected to look ahead, we cannot afford to start discriminating against our own people in the name of 'ethos.'
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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I feel really proud of my work on 'Sullivan & Son.' It's a really different character for me. I was excited to play this really tough, sweet smart, quirky girl because that's who I am at my core, but that's never who I was playing. The show is like my pride and joy.
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Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing.
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One of the biggest differences between you and a traditionally published author is that a self-pubbed author is responsible for everything. Not just writing the book - but cover design, editing, producing, distribution, and publicity as well.
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I have a hyper personality.
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English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious complexity, tries to imitate subjects it can never be.
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The greatest bad guys, you understand where they're coming from. They believe they're doing the right thing. Sometimes it's for greed, sometimes it's for other reasons, but they are what they call the center of good. They always believe they're doing the right thing.
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I'm not a DJ - I don't know how to scratch or mix records, but I know how to party, and I know music. I grew up in Philly; it's a very musical city. My house was full of music.
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When I look at a woman through my camera, I see her with complete admiration and appreciation of her beauty, strength, and power - and that's how I do my best to represent her.
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I would say 90 percent of my mail and phone calls are from people who want some kind of help or succor or commitment from me to do something.
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My musical life started with hearing and being fascinated by contemporary music.
