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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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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I'm a really heavy sleeper. When I wake up I'm a terrible morning person.
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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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I really admire people who have a natural sense of style. They have a super power.
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When you think of the typical Teach For America corps member, soldiers and ex-bankers are probably not the people who come to mind. In fact, there is no such thing as a typical corps member. They can't be neatly pigeonholed or painted with a broad brush.
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My favorite role is mommy. I know that sounds cheesy to people who don't have kids, or there are even some moms who think it's cheesy. It's a role you can't prepare for; it's a role you don't get paid to do, but it is the most rewarding role, and to me, it's been the most fulfilling.
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A pornographic novelist is one who exploits the sexual instinct as a prostitute does. A legitimate sex novel elucidates it or brings out its poetry, tragedy, or comedy.
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Our discussions of the economy may sometimes ring in the ears of the public with more certainty than is appropriate.
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The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.
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The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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Response-ability is the ABILITY to choose our response to any circumstance or condition.
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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.
