Sade Adu Quotes
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I think Freud is about contamination, but I think that is something he learned from Shakespeare, because Shakespeare is about nothing but contamination, you might say.
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I was always pretty ambitious, although it probably helps that I can't do anything else - apart from cleaning lavatories. But I remember my mum once said, 'I suppose you'll give it a year and see if you can make it as an actress?' And I said, 'No Mum, I think I'll give it 10.'
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You can't try and make something you think someone else will like. You can only make what you like. How can you make a song that Yo-Landi Visser likes? You don't know me. You'll never understand me.
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You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception.
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I think the three Mexican directors - Alejandro Inarritu, Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro - gave all of us foreign, and particularly Latino, directors a big break.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
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I have to think of moderation, which is not a word that's in my vocabulary. But I try.
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Oprah is so bright, and her intelligence is so piercing that I don't think anyone who spends a few minutes with her isn't struck by that.
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I try to choose the projects that I think are the most well-written and well-executed, and the rest of it is so beyond my control to be almost not worth thinking about at all.
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A lot of times people feel a little apprehensive about suggesting to actually meet in person. One of the reasons that can be hard is people think they have to propose something super novel.
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I've repeatedly voted for sanctions against Iran. And I think all options should be on the table to prevent them from having nuclear weapons.
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I voted for you during your last election.
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I think the gay community, just like anybody, should be represented in all forms and all types.
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My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
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I think legally we have to do 'fun' with a period. I think we agreed because apparently there was another band called 'fun.' We Google-searched, which now makes sense because we're so impossible to Google-search.
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In fact, you couldn't give me anything to make me go back to being a teenager. Never. No, I hated it.
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Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther.
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When 'Iron Man' came out, I said, 'Oh - they are trying to have some fun.' It was a relief because every superhero movie had become so damn serious. Some people love that, but for me, it's a weird thing to watch. A man with a cape can have fun, but I won't listen to a lecture from him.
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In a lot of ways, I think television is better for women than film.
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I was taught to think outside the box. Before my grandfather was one of the original Mad Men, he and a group of other Air Force Intelligence officers formalized brainstorming as a problem solving technique. He taught the concept that creativity can be taught at Buffalo University. My dad invented toys. My mom was a photographer.
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They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom.
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If I listened to my critics, I would still be at home under my bed right now.
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I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.
