Duncan Sheik Quotes
The experiences of promoting my first album were really something; there is so much illusion in my environment (touring and pop music) that I wanted to clear away.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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You cannot do only one thing.
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I was in New York. I had been doing theater for many years, and then I got hired to a little part - they weren't calling it an extra, but I didn't have lines. It was a 'featured' part.
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I think every fight is different based on who is fighting.
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Raquel Welch is someone I can also live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them!
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I watched 'Rocky' and 'Raging Bull' and 'Taxi Driver' over and over again. They spoke to you, man.
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I hope to instill, in every child I meet, my love and enthusiasm for reading and stories.
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I never really did any disco dancing.
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Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entity and are seldom thought to be important enough for serious scholarly consideration.
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The interweb's got a weird vibe.
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I will only think of settling down after Salman Khan, the other most eligible bachelor, plans to settle down. We are eligible bachelors, but he's the rock star, so let him get married first; then I'll think about myself.
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I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.
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Once you've built the big machinery of political power, remember you won't always be the one to run it.
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The Bible says, 'Judge not lest ye be judged.' Our lives are supposed to be hospitals, not courtrooms.
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There are so many things about which some old man ought to tell one while one is little; for when one is grown one would know them as a matter of course.
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The key is a good story. If you have a good story, you have enough emotional beats that you can hit.
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Obviously, that off-the-ice battle I went through, plus injuries I came back from, I always felt the fans are really knowledgeable there and respected and appreciated guys that gave whatever they had and guys that fought through things.
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Any reaction is better than none.
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Success begins at that magical moment when you declare to yourself, your friends, and the universe that you believe you can do something different.
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Anywhere in the world is a great gig if the people are pumped to hear some music.
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But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.
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The experiences of promoting my first album were really something; there is so much illusion in my environment (touring and pop music) that I wanted to clear away.
