James Turrell Quotes
Sometimes I'm kind of cranky coming to see something. I saw the Mona Lisa when it was in L.A., saw it for 13 seconds and had to move on.

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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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We assume in our daily lives that the world is both safe and sane. Otherwise, we could not carry on.
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I've been terrified of the water, and yet it seems I'm forced to go into in on every movie that I make.
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I'm attracted to stories that excite my imagination, stories that, as I'm reading the script, I feel it, I can see it, I can hear the characters. I'm attracted to characters that are real, that tap into something inside me that I haven't explored yet.
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I have a problem with cleaning. It's my release. I get up at 6 A.M. and clean and hoover and mop everything. Then I feel better.
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The way I perceive an album to sound and the way I put out mixtapes are two different energies. There's a different focus; there's a different sound.
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I hate being asked how I met my husband and very personal questions like that. I don't like that. People are too nosey. Intelligent questions I like, but sometimes people ask such silly, dopey ones.
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I have yet to see one completely unspoiled star, except for Lassie.
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Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.
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You can't be a victim and heal.
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The education of women is the best way to save the environment.
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It's OK to turn down stuff that isn't really interesting and spend the summer with my family.
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I haven't had an orthodox career.
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I lost my confidence.
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If you say John Smith is the greatest wrestler in Oklahoma history, now that's big.
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I love candy!
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I'm not a very typical singer.
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The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers... Leaders, followers and goals make up the three equally necessary supports for leadership.
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The only reason I'm ever in character as 'Larry The Cable Guy' is because that's what I'm hired to do. In my movies, obviously they hired 'Larry The Cable Guy' to be 'Larry The Cable Guy.' When I do my shows, I'm 'Larry The Cable Guy.' When I do Jay Leno, it's: 'Please welcome 'Larry The Cable Guy.'
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When I first came into the league, I followed my parents for everything. Now, I'm really doing stuff on my own.
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Girls, to me, growing up were very, very petty and didn't want me to succeed and didn't want the best for me.
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Sometimes I'm kind of cranky coming to see something. I saw the Mona Lisa when it was in L.A., saw it for 13 seconds and had to move on.