Jeffrey Tate Quotes
On the grounds of prestigious musical organizations that come and go, New York has the edge.
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Life is supplied with a basic adequacy.
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I've never pursued a role. I always hear stories about actors going after parts and I'm, like, 'How do they do that?' It seems so weird. It seems like a total myth or something.
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Reading was not just an escape or a Band-Aid; it was a deep form of feeling seen and recognized, and being able to see and recognize other kindred spirits. My dad was a writer, too, which also likely had something to do with that.
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People know about the Klan and the overt racism, but the killing of one's soul little by little, day after day, is a lot worse than someone coming in your house and lynching you.
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I never expected my writing to become as popular as it did.
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I finished 'Hell or High Water' and started writing 'Wind River' literally the next day.
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The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not rich, not famous, but making a living.
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The new world economic order is not an exercise in philanthropy, but in enlightened self-interest for everyone concerned.
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Sexiness, particularly in movies, is the chess game in the 'Thomas Crown Affair'. It's, it's, I don't know, but Faye Dunaway comes up a lot in that thinking. It's the subtlety of sexiness. The moment you try to be sexy, then it's not.
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I started to like blues, I guess, when I was about 6 or 7 years old. There was something about it, because nobody else played that kind of music.
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Everything is beautiful, all that matters is to be able to interpret.
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I love London. I would move here. I like British people; everybody is so down to earth.
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The voice has to be very clear at all times in order to convey the emotion.
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I started writing music with my cousin at, like, 16 and traveled with a '70s band.
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I'm a beauty guru, I just love all of that stuff. We have a makeup artist for 'Dance Moms' that touches us up and stuff, but I love doing my own makeup; sometimes I do my friends', too. My favorite is doing eye shadow and eyeliner.
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For me, every film is actually a form of documentary.
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Actors need steely determination. It's a tough profession with plenty of knocks along the way. You have to be very determined and never take 'no' for an answer.
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I'm Glad that the Bush years are behind us
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Humankind is conceived as primarily motivated by neurochemically mediated emotions resulting from genetic make-up and environmental influences, employing reason and engaging in conscious reflection only occasionally.
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Undocumented people get arrested all the time. I get arrested, and it's front-page news. I feel guilt.
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I have no permanent enemies - only people I have yet to persuade.
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I feel like I'm a New Yorker because I really know the city. I actually tell the drivers where to go - I have this bad habit, I always question the drivers. I do that all the time because I feel like I know the best way, when really it's like, 'Yo, man, shut up. This dude does this every day of his life.'
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In war, the general alone can judge of certain arrangements. It depends on him alone to conquer difficulties by his own superior talents and resolution.
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On the grounds of prestigious musical organizations that come and go, New York has the edge.
