Mary Karr Quotes
Prose cannot compete with the economy of poetry, the ability to have a full artistic experience in a short period of time.
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The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really.
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I keep waiting for a paradigm shift to happen that will let network and studio execs see that sci-fi is the same as any other genre in terms of how you approach it - logically, character-based, with challenging ideas and forward thinking - but I worry that it might never happen in my lifetime.
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There are moments when I can't believe I'm as old as I am. But I feel better physically than I did 10 years ago. I don't think, Oh God, I'm missing something.
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I don't think I tell stories of tragedy. I think I tell stories of love. Even though you're full of tears, I hope that you leave the theatre with your heart feeling like it's going to explode out of your chest. And yes, you've been through the tragedy, but it's ultimately hope that I think you're left with.
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I was born in East Germany, before the wall came down. We sort of escaped, I guess. I grew up all over the place. Germany, London, back and forth between Minnesota and Germany. I was sort of an army brat, but not in the army.
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Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don't know what that will be yet, but there will be one.
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I am about safety for the people and the planet.
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I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.
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If you realize too acutely how valuable time is, you are too paralyzed to do anything.
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I consciously decided not to be a 'London' actor. Those gangster movies made a lot of East End actors think they were movie stars. And I was very aware that they were going to go out of fashion.
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So, I have my own horse and two ponies. I grew up around horses, and that really is my passion.
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Let's set aside political gamesmanship and work together for the sake of our children.
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There was a lot of great writing couples, but I try to do it all myself. And it was practically impossible, but I still managed to be ahead of my time.
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One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.
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Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.
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I've been around some really good guys from different teams.
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The properties of people and the properties of character have almost nothing to do with each other. They really don't. I know it seems like they do because we look alike, but people don't speak in dialogue. Their lives don't unfold in a series of scenes that form a narrative arc.
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I think maybe because I do other things and they mean as much to me as movie acting, it takes the onus off me. It's not the end of the world if I can't get a film job, or if a movie doesn't turn out well - even though I don't like it when that happens.
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I don't want projects to take 10 years to set up. That adds to the cost.
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You can tell young actors it's going to be very difficult, but there's no way you can understand the difficulties and the rewards through description. You have to cellularly experience it. It's a very difficult career in the long run, but at the same time, there's no long-haul career I'd rather be involved with.
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Movies tie things up in an arbitrary length of time, but I have always liked things that aren't fully realised.
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There is only one time when it is essential to awaken. That time is now.
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You can sell millions of records, be showered with all this love and admiration and still feel despised and unwanted. That's what I felt. I've made a lot of mistakes I'm not proud of.
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Prose cannot compete with the economy of poetry, the ability to have a full artistic experience in a short period of time.
