Jarvis Cocker Quotes
In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it.
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It's hard to always be on top. You go down, you go up.
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Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.
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When I was singing Jamie's Cryin', people were going out of their mind because it was the first time they got to see Eddie, Michael and Alex play those songs. That was a thrill.
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It's something you dream about, working in Scotland, working in Glasgow, walking down the same streets I used to walk down when I was a drama student, daydreaming about being in an American TV show or doing something that was well known. I guess I sort of pinch myself.
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Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another.
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Once a food becomes off-limits, then it takes on this whole other personality. 'Forbidden' is more tempting. And it becomes something evil, but food is food. It's there to nourish your body.
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It was great being together as a band, but much more difficult being brothers than it was being in a band.
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I'm fortunate to be famous for two rather imposing characters like Magneto and Gandalf.
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When I watch a movie for the first few times I'm usually thinking about where I was in a given scene, who was next to me, what we were doing etc. But after I've gotten through all of this, when I'm really watching the film itself, then I get moved.
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Barack Obama's victories in 2008 and 2012 were dismissed by some of his critics as merely symbolic for African Americans. But there is nothing 'mere' about symbols.
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Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
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I choose to express myself.
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I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
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The whole concept of witches was that women were speaking up for themselves and fighting for their rights. The whole concept of witchcraft came into play to hold down women and women's empowerment.
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There are competing studies on how much crime drops or doesn't drop when there are strict rules on gun possession and sale. I don't think there's any question that New York City's very tough laws have reduced violence.
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I try to get the best performance an actor can give.
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The fans treated me royally.
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Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.
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Fashion and music have always played off each other and certainly do for me; I love both so much. But there are definitely those moments when you're playing the right song at the right time in the right place, and it feels like the best job in the world.
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It's good to have a lot of once-in-a-lifetimes in your lifetime. If you get the chance to skydive, go skydiving. If you're offered a part in a weird Shakespeare play in San Diego, slap on some tights and rock out some iambic pentameter.
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There's a real power in heels and a good dress.
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A Dumont actor was considered to be too stilted - the way we Dumont actors used to speak.
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I think the founding fathers, in their genius, created a system of three co-equal branches of government and a built-in system of checks and balances.
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In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it.
