Matthew Weiner Quotes
Identity is part of drama to me. Who am I, why am I behaving this way, and am I aware of it?
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Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on unsustainable fossil fuels, and loss of biodiversity.
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It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. The reality of the situation is that I'm a jobbing actor, and any actor would give their eye-teeth to have one of those roles. It's a no-brainer! I'm pleased the stars have aligned around 'Arcadia.'
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After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.
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Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.
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I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.
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The late Seventies was the death of the manufacturing age in the United States. It was also a time when the Pictures Generation artists were getting started. They co-opted the language of advertising. The factory disappeared, and weirdly, so did the art object - it was the age of making gestures, not objects.
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I find it hard to be labelled in this new 'super-rich' category because we all grew up with very little. The idea that 'to get rich is glorious' is really a new phenomenon. I certainly didn't grow up like that.
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I like Disney Channel a lot, and I also like to watch 'Full House.'
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I can remember loving to recruit. I knew I was going to do my best. But traveling and recruiting doesn't appeal to me any more. It's not as much fun as it used to be.
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
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I don't agree with boarding school. It's not something that I would do with my children, but I think it's something that kind of exists in England in a traditional way, and you do form very close relationships with the girls you go to school with. But it is a strange thing to live in an environment which is solely female.
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We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems themselves were enough.
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I do want to finish my education. I just don't think that Boston has a big enough market for what I want to do.
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It's very difficult when you have $1.50 per day to spend on food and drink, but for people who live this reality, that money also has to cover medical expenses and education, fuel and shelter - sometimes for an entire family.
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Pay your people the least possible and you'll get from them the same.
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I would say that to put architecture in the chain of history, to be able to interpret and understand why we are where we are, is quite crucial.
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I was fascinated by fairies when I was growing up, and I wanted to see one dreadfully.
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I've never worked with huge pop acts, I mightn't like it, but it's something I've always wanted to try.
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That's just a symbol of how you should deal with a breakup. You can cry for a little bit, eat some ice cream, but I think, after that, it's like, get up, listen to some powerful music and do something that makes you happy, be productive.
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I made myself into a poet because it was the first thing I really loved. It was an act of will.
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I'm single-minded. When I'm working on a project, all my attention is there.
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Self-preservation is the first responsibility.
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You can't really label me as a musician, a comedian, or a rapper - you know, it's different.
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Identity is part of drama to me. Who am I, why am I behaving this way, and am I aware of it?
