Elliott Smith Quotes
There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing.
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People get TV deals by doing something in their grandmother's basement. It is definitely the wave. Everybody is trying to do all that stuff. I mean, the Internet is the only reason that I've gotten work is because I've somehow created a line and people have seen it. And then I've been asked to auditions.
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When I was travelling in Rajasthan people were waving hands, and it felt like I was visiting my own constituency.
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If you can be a good example to other people, why not try to be that person? I have a bit of a people pleaser in me, but not so much so that it's out of control.
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A fashion show is like a 10-minute play, but there's all this anticipation; Everyone arriving, finding their seats, then there's 10 minutes of people walking past and clothes and music, then the whole thing is finished.
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I run a charity. If my name pops up in your call ID, chances are I'm about to ask you for something - money, free ad space, your first born. So it is probably no surprise that people often don't take my calls.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!
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Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I'm not treating my opponent like my enemy. We're doing a job to entertain people.
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I'm a really heavy sleeper. When I wake up I'm a terrible morning person.
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I think that you can love people without it being the great love.
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I have breakups that I can credit to every song. In my twenties, I picked people who would create that dysfunction and drama, so I could draw upon it.
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Traditionally with debut albums, labels insist on a face, so people know who you are.
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Cinema is a thankless industry where sometimes to appear on the cinematic scenery is a thing for late bloomers and people who are very patient. The places are accounted, and the space is often unwelcoming. Money is rare, and independent voices are muted by the almost complete absence of risk takers.
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I'm just very pleased and thankful that there was a receptive audience of people that I was able to connect with.
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All people have a natural desire to be needed, to have their importance to others tangibly confirmed.
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People ask me, 'Is 3D a good medium for horror movies?' I think it's the perfect thing for horror movies because it really puts you into it.
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Some people are just right for you.
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I grew up with artists and drag queens. These were just my neighbors and friends and the people who are raising me.
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Generally, I'll have three training sessions a day.
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I believe the Scriptures teach that there's a literal heaven and a literal hell, just like Jesus said. And without forgiveness of sins that, yeah, the place of punishment is called hell.
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Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
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I don't remember my dreams. I'm one of those weird people. I know there are tricks and things you can do, but I never remember my dreams.
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Everything has become so easy. It's great that it's at your fingertips, but I miss those good old days. And we're connected, but it can be very alienating. There is this distance between all of us because we're speaking to each other through cameras and monitors and icons and Emojis.
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There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing.
