Rachel Cusk Quotes
Female hysteria is a subject I'm very fond of. I always try to bring it in somewhere. For me, it is the finest part of the line between comedy and tragedy.
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It's up to God to do the judging. You haven't walked in my boots, so how are you going to judge me?
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The Palestinian Rifle is ready and we will aim it if they try to prevent us from praying in Jerusalem.
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It's a lot of work and I also feel like I've done it. I miss comedy. And I also think that, from purely a logistical standpoint, that the day-to-day schedule on a comedy allows you to have a life, much more of a life, than on a drama.
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For me, being a mum has been a really, really instinctive thing.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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I feel totally French – I don't feel half-French because of my dual nationality. For me, dual nationality just means I don't deny my roots.
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I might see something on TV and get inspired to write about it. I can't sit down and plan to write. It has to come to me in my head like someone telling me the words.
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It would be hypocritical of me to use being female in some ways, and diss being female in other ways. It's part of the programme.
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I never really wanted kids. I didn't not want them, but motherhood just wasn't something that pulled at me.
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I'd previously done 'Expelled,' and that was more on the comedy side, so I really wanted to challenge myself and see if I could actually do a drama.
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Anybody who dedicates himself to exploring the human condition, there's always a detached eye that's watching. In any situation, a little part of me is observing it, to see if there are any raw materials to create something else later.
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It is very difficult for me to speculate as to how long it will take for the LTE-TDD ecosystem to mature. Of course, the whole industry is speaking of scale and a combination of scale in order to get more efficiency in the ecosystem.
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I like the idea of the comedy of resilience.
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The Web forces me to be disciplined and not to waste time – but before the Web was invented, there were plenty of opportunities to do that anyway.
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You will always see big, chunky bags around me. I have always been fond of bags. Bags are extremely essential because I keep my books in them.
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He does all research now, but he put me on some medication, Zoloft, and, I tell you what, a lot of people have had pros and cons about it, but it was my wonder drug.
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I can't really see myself as an artist. Now, to step out here and there, do it when I feel like it, that's a possibility. But for me to be a full-fledged, full-time artist in the industry, I don't think so.
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Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.
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I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.
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Normally, I just sit in my quiet little room and do the small things that bring me pleasures. I read my books, I answer email, I write a little bit.
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Do not forget that the Arab countries, starting with Algeria and Egypt, are the ones that have paid the heaviest toll because of Islamic terror.
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I was a science fiction geek. That lets you know that they come in all sizes and styles, right?
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We took Big Pun, a 700-lb Spanish guy, one of the greatest rappers ever, and made him a sex symbol. Women would wait on line to kiss him.
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Female hysteria is a subject I'm very fond of. I always try to bring it in somewhere. For me, it is the finest part of the line between comedy and tragedy.
