James Murphy Quotes
I never did albums fully at DFA; I always would go someplace else so I wasn't making a record in my office, basically.
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It's not a monster movie. It's a supernatural thriller.
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I think if we understand better the impact of war on women and children, we might be more careful about the wars we start.
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I'm a mum, so my wardrobe consists of sweaters and jeans. As long as I don't leave the house forgetting my jeans, I count that as a fashion success.
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It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.
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In film, you're so much in the hands and at the mercy of the editor, so sometimes it's good to watch it just to see how it turns out - it can be so different than how you imagined it. But sometimes it's better to just let it go for your own sense of self worth.
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This is my ultimate fantasy: watching QVC with a credit card while making love and eating at the same time.
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The whole story of the comfort women, the system of forced sexual slavery, the medical experiments of Unit 731, is not something that is in the US psyche. That is changing because many books are coming out.
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I no longer get into stupid thought wormholes about identity and stuff. At one time, I did have some impostor syndrome about acting, but then I remembered I've been doing this since I was little, actually.
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All you can do is focus on telling the best story you can with compelling characters. If you do it right, it will endure. If you do it wrong, it won't.
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When I go out and I see the genuine appreciation from the people, that's a big thing for me.
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I think it's interesting: What is the generational effect of the experience of being a gay person in America? For my generation, it was very difficult.
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The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted.
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I was singing about six notes higher than I had to, in a range that kept me up in a bubblegum sound.
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I would go home and be this insular girl who listened to music and brooded in her bedroom.
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I don't think God cares what you put in your body or on your body.
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I still don't get golf.
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Computers will be able to do all the mundane tasks in our daily lives.
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I had some good opportunities. I was lucky to have had the chance to do things differently. Architecture is about surprise.
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I would let climbing slide away if I had to maintain my relationship with my family. Because it really is the big adventure.
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I don't care how much hardware you throw at an audience. If they are not emotionally invested in the thing, it's zero. I can name a slew of films, but I have no ax to grind. I understand the commerce of Hollywood probably better than anyone.
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Even with a stable character, you want something surprising to happen, hopefully because that's what the camera loves the most. That's what is great about film.
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When players are used to winning, they put out a little more. Basketball 3rd winningest coach (regular season and playoffs) in NBA history; won 1,037 times in 20 years.
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I never did albums fully at DFA; I always would go someplace else so I wasn't making a record in my office, basically.
