Demetri Martin Quotes
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I'm very self-critical.
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I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious.
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Iggy Pop has a voice that's somehow simultaneously self-mocking, wild, precise, amused, righteous, cool, contained and bold. I don't know how he does what he does.
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I have written a lot about the fine arts, but I'd never written about the literary arts, and so on some level Dante really, you know, spoke to me, as new ground but also familiar ground.
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I ain't scared to do another dating show, but I ain't really trying to. I want to do a talk show or something. I've done enough dating on television. I'm ready to spread my wings, and go down other avenues.
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I actually started playing in little cafes around New York, and I have a lot of good friends of mine who are musicians who are struggling in New York.
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The goal is to divide my time between stage and film.
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I went to Japan and I lived there. I lived in Mexico for a year. I went to Europe. I lived in Canada.
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When I was a kid, I was super shy.
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I love gardening, and I love cooking. I love things like that. I love creating things.
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I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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The drama and the trauma of the relationship you have when you're 16 can mirror the one you have when you're 26. Life repeats itself.
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You need a great idea, but then you've got to carry it through. If you get it right, you're going to be a critical success. But not everyone who works hard gets it right, or has the success they deserve: there's an element of luck.
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The world is a global economy. I thought, 'It's a bummer we don't have a unifying currency.' Then I saw Bitcoin had already had a crash and had the resistance to recover. The community was strong enough to push it through again. That's really exciting.
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After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran's aligned, and we were able to coordinate quietly but effectively.
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Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
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I understand Tea Partyers' anger with the system, but they are in way over their heads and often racially motivated, and I can't be part of that.
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My interest in magic was kindled by Steve Martin, the comedian I'd gone to high school with.
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I learned to sing from my mum and dad's record collection.
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I've upped my standards. Now, up yours.
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It's very important for females to feel empowered. It took me a long time to find that inside me.
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Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
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I just know keeping track of what I'm doing and where I'm going is important to me.
