Jean-Georges Vongerichten Quotes
When you do a menu at a restaurant, you have to be the engineer of that menu. It has to be a crowd-pleaser.
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My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
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Writing requires the concentration of the writer, demands that nothing else be done except that.
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It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.
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I have my own studio down in Miami.
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What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
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Movie making is not like other art forms, like painting, or writing a novel, because that can be digested or interpreted... It takes two years to make each one of these, and it's always judged on money.
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You see, I was never stage-struck the way most girls were.
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I wrote as a kid, but I never wanted to be a writer, particularly. I had been drawing and painting for years and loved that.
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At the New York Athletic Club they serve amazing food. People go there, get healthy, and then eat themselves to death - which is, I suppose, the right way to do it.
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Artists talk in 'art speak.'
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Certainly the O.J. Simpson case was a turning point in my career.
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I had no idea how difficult Sondheim's music would be. All through the rehearsals, I kept flubbing. There were so many tempo changes. I could never get through the opening number without any mistakes. One day, I went up to Hal Prince and offered to leave the show. He laughed it off. He said, 'Don't be silly. That's why we have tryouts.'
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One can't feel old in a day or overnight!
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As threats emerge - from ISIS to Russia to the Iranian nuclear program - we need a president with the resolve to defend our country and not back down.
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I think in all cultural organizations there has to be renewal. I'm also of a certain age that someone new can come in with a breath of fresh air. Things change, and I think that's important.
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There have been actresses who transitioned and nobody knew. But for me, with everybody knowing my history, it will be harder. I'm sure there are some great scripts calling for an ultra-glamorous woman. And I'm prepared to be ultra-glamorous.
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My idea of working out is going upstairs in my apartment.
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When winds are raging o'er the upper ocean And billows wild contend with angry roar,'T is said, far down beneath the wild commotion That peaceful stillness reigneth evermore. Far, far beneath, the noise of tempests dieth And silver waves chime ever peacefully,And no rude storm, how fierce soe'er it flyeth Disturbs the Sabbath of that deeper sea.
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Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He's done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me?
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I am more interested in how people interpret the phrase 'Elect The Dead' than what I may or may not have intended. I named the album after the track, which is a spiritual song about love, life and death and is the heaviest song on the album without having any heavy instruments.
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One of my best friends, James Miller, managed to find the only Cubs hat that is all red.
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We are now paying the cost of people who move jobs overseas as taxpayers, and people are appalled when they hear that.
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When you do a menu at a restaurant, you have to be the engineer of that menu. It has to be a crowd-pleaser.
