Prabal Gurung Quotes
I know what it's like to turn the page of a magazine and not see anyone like you. It takes a lot, a lot, a lot of talking to yourself to confirm your self-worth.
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Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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I've had situations where producers would be like, 'Could you meet me? Take the train; don't tell your parents.'
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Killers can seem smart when you can't figure out who they are.
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Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned.
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Being a twin, and being my sister's twin, is such a defining part of my life that I wouldn't know how to be who I am, including a writer, without that being somehow at the centre.
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In the past it seemed like I was making fun of rap a little bit. But it was more me making fun of myself, since I'm not technically a rapper, whatever that means.
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I guess because of my act, people think that I say things they want to say, and that they can just come up and say anything to me.
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A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop any further without the active participation of women.
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Trust me: I've been travelling, making movies, and spending the remainder of my time at home.
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I still have never met Harry Saltzman, and was told he is quite unpleasant.
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Well I actually do have a country house in Connecticut with a population of 3,000. Like, how small is that? I spend a lot of time there - I write up there. So I kind of have the best of both worlds and I love going up there.
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The original Spencer Tracy version of 'The Old Man and the Sea' was always terribly flawed because of the over-reliance on voice over, but it's still a beautiful movie.
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There are only three things I can do - make a dress, decorate a house, and entertain people.
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Where I grew up in the middle of Georgia, hip-hop is king, and on Friday and Saturday nights, local DJs do mixes. It's a great mix of local stuff and then some of the bigger hits and remixes of the hits, and it just has this nice flow with a dirty-South sound to everything.
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My advice to female directors is not to wait until you feel like your ideas have been pre-certified or until you think you've gotten some approval for them. Then it's too late! Follow your gut. That's hard to do, but the only way to be original.
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After the Tiananmen Massacre, I felt compelled not only to continue writing but to actively resist the restrictions placed on freedom of speech. I set up the publishing company in Hong Kong, with offices in Shenzhen in mainland China, and managed to publish works of fiction, philosophy, and politics by unapproved authors.
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It was no more nor less than true. You do things by doing things, not by not doing them. No more crazy upsidedownness, he resolved. Good was better than bad. Good environments are better than bad environments.
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Government needs to stay out of the religion business altogether.
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I actually prefer getting into roles that are the polar opposite of me; that's why I've done so many dark and dreary things.
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I don't read music, which is a shame, actually, and I shouldn't even speak of it because it's embarrassing, but it's true.
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I know what it's like to turn the page of a magazine and not see anyone like you. It takes a lot, a lot, a lot of talking to yourself to confirm your self-worth.
