Donna Tartt Quotes
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I can no longer walk in the street. That's over.
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I just want to do my job.
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A man's primary fantasy is access to a variety of attractive women without the fear of rejection.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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My idea is just to do something different each time; the next thing I do has to be completely different to the thing I've done before - that's what I try and do, because you know, I'm an actor, not a film star.
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I played with Michy for Belgium. He is still young; he can finish and is very good. He just needs to adapt to English football, and he will. He is intelligent and a good player.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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America is another name for opportunity.
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If I don't create, I don't exist.
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You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of those who do speak. Thus you will better know when to speak and when to be silent.
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You know, I have the best parents in the world and I got really, really lucky because they think that everything I do is Oscar-worthy.
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American democracy in the past has always been known for its large middle class and its relatively few very wealthy people and very few very poor people, but that is gone to today and the middle class is shrinking.
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There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others.
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I'm a guy who has problems with moderation. All or nothing. Binge and purge. Kill or be killed. Gray is not a color I wear well. I should be dead. I know that. I should not be successful. I know that too. My daily existence is a toss of the coin - one side, fear, the other side, gratitude.
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Obviously musical theatre is not my thing, but dramatic theatre is much more up my alley.
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I always think that in some way, art is the best tool we have to prepare for death. It's like a sculpture that you can interpret differently every time you look at it.
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If you need to conceal your true nature to get in the door, understand that you'll probably have to conceal your true nature to keep that job.
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Not to be such a perfectionist, it makes life hard. I'd like to be more relaxed about everything.
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Everything takes me longer than I expect. It's the sad truth about life.
