Yiannis Chryssomallis (Yanni) Quotes
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I like to prove people wrong.
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It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.
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All my friends were non-Muslims. I actually knew very little about Islam - like, very little.
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I like to grow and experiment, and as an artist, it's about kicking the bar up a little.
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Maybe I should pretend like I'm not insecure, but I really am. This movie is going to come out and... will people like it? Will they like Rey?
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Well I love preppy style; I like J. Crew for guys.
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I grew up in different parts of Africa. I grew up in Mozambique and places like that. I've been in South Africa many times.
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I like risky stuff.
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I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.
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I did successfully kick tobacco at the age of 34. I smoked for like 20 years, from 14 to 34.
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I don't like celebrities; I don't hang out with them; I don't relate to that life.
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But I can't say that I didn't like John Hammond's performances often better than the originals.
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I like artists who have something to say, not wallpaper.
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So many songs are just a wink to the audience, but people take them seriously. 'My Humps?' C'mon!
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I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.
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I'm an actor, of course, so I like to show off.
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The whole experience on 'Grown Ups 2' was like going to adult summer camp.
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I don't like parties past 2 am. Then it's all losers and weirdos.
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I don't look at emails, Internet or newspapers before 1 P.M. I wake at 7 A.M., eat fruit, drink tea or coffee, and read what I've achieved, or not achieved, the previous day. Then I take a shower and work on my next sentence until 1 P.M. After I've done emails and so on, I write again from 3 P.M. until 8 P.M.; then I socialise.
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Well documented, the relationship of literature to myth in the Western world has undergone much change over the millennia, as first the age of gods fell away before the notion of a single god, and then, for many people, that single god slipped away, too.
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When I write, I don't allow the fear of consequences to interfere with the writing process. I have in the past paid for my commitment to the truth and the way I live my life. I am prepared to pay more if I have to.
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I have very specific advice for aspiring writers: go to New York. And if you can't go to New York, go to the place that represents New York to you, where the standards for writing are high, there are other people who share your dreams, and where you can talk, talk, talk about your interests.
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I don't really like to explain my songs.
