Debra Granik Quotes
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But who knows, some years from now if there's a global emissions trading scheme agreement, as many have hoped for, then I'm sure Australia would be part of it.
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When I was prepping for my Broadway debut as Romeo, it really hit me that I had never done that. I had trained at drama school for three years in my late teens to early 20s, and I'd studied Shakespeare, of course, but I hadn't actually performed it. So to do something like Romeo for my first Broadway role was a challenge.
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I have a little basement studio set up here at my house, and I do probably 80 percent of the recording here on my own. With multi-tracking technology, I can play various parts on top of one another.
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College dropouts with significant debt struggle with repayment over the course of their lives and do not receive the benefits afforded to their peers who have debt but obtain higher-paying jobs as a result of college completion.
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An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
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The day before I was famous in Denmark, nobody looked my way. The day after, everybody wanted to talk to me.
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My journey has been that of a character actor.
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As a musician usually music is your way out.
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Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest.
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It's an honour and a thrill and a privilege just to play in the NHL.
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What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military budget.
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Every year when I put away my winter clothes and get out my summer clothes, they fit. And I haven't been on a diet since the Reagan administration.
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I'll admit that I do quite like drinks that come in coconut shells. So there's always that.
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Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city.
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First scenes are super-important to me. I'll spend months and months pacing and climbing the walls trying to come up with the first scene. I drive for hours on the freeway.
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If there are three words that need to be used more in American journalism, commentary, politics, personal life... it's the magic words 'I don't know.'
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I definitely got to a point where I realize how unusual it is to be able to play large, sold-out shows 30 years into a rock and roll career. I don't take it for granted.
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When the children were very small, I worked in the morning only, and then gradually, as they spent full days at school, I could spend full days at work.
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Yes, in all my research, the greatest leaders looked inward and were able to tell a good story with authenticity and passion.
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I'm reaching for emotion and drama, the drama of the everyday: what happens when you don't have shelter, food, and clothing. There are some stakes. If you're displaced or evicted, there's a suspense: How will you solve that?
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Even without an economic downturn, women sometimes want to keep their shopping habits to themselves.
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Finding one's voice - or creating a narrative voice that has the power to carry your story - is the hardest part.
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The immigration process is so unbelievably complicated and expensive and endless!
