Derek Walcott Quotes
I can be upset by malice. Most critics are very poor poets. Poetry is a craft that takes a lot to appreciate, and there are some critics who have no ear for it. An irresponsible critic can do a lot of psychic damage, but eventually, they don't affect your work.
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Even as a kid, I read 'Jung – Reflections and Individuation In Fairy Tales'; all the inner circle of Jung was a real huge thing for me.
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I don't keep people around me that aren't family. You don't get to stay. Unless you're eating at the table with us, you're not part. We eat together, we cry together, we live together, we die together. Everything that we do is for each other, and we care for another.
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.
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What we ask of the developed countries is to let the Third World find a third way.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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I've raised Michael. I changed his diapers when he was little.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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You want your coach's blessing.
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I went swimming the other day and my wife was watching and she said, 'You know, it's funny, it's when you've got no clothes on, no one recognizes you.' I said, 'What are you saying? That I should do more love scenes?'
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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TV is still the place to grab the most eyeballs.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.
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Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.
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I knew that I wanted to be an actor; how to go about it was the question. I went to Australia for my studies; from there I told my dad that I also want to do a course in performing arts, but my father refused. So I completed my studies and came back. But I kept poking him, saying that acting is something that I want to do.
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I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
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We don't have a "consciousness meter" that'll tell us exactly how conscious something is. I think we might get there eventually.
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Sometimes you don't know what a book is about until you are finished with it and you're talking about it.
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I was always taught, even as a kid, playing against grown men, you get better.
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For me the best thing about winning an award is when the people cheer for your win. When you can see that the people are really happy that you are winning something, that's the most reward thing in the world.
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The fact is, you don't know what directing is until the sun is setting and you've got to get five shots and you're only going to get two.
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I can be upset by malice. Most critics are very poor poets. Poetry is a craft that takes a lot to appreciate, and there are some critics who have no ear for it. An irresponsible critic can do a lot of psychic damage, but eventually, they don't affect your work.
