Wayne McGregor Quotes
Dancers can get to see almost everything now. When I used to go into companies to make a piece, the dancers had hardly ever seen my work. Now they can watch it on YouTube. It means they're much faster at picking up material.
Quotes to Explore
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Let a hundred flowers bloom.
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A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up.
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There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.
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My mum has lived in Australia for 22 years now, and we have a rocky relationship. But at the same time it's one I want to maintain. I need her to be my mum. The relationship took a lot of rebuilding.
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The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge.
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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We do want more, and when it becomes more, we shall still want more. And we shall never cease to demand more until we have received the results of our labor.
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
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Your heart can only take you so far - sometimes the physical body tells you otherwise.
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Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn.
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You must never throw away things that are worth good money.
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My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'
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I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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In the '70s I was in exile; every time I went back I wondered if they'd take my passport away.
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Dance is something which I like to do, but acting is my passion. I would like to do good and meaty roles.
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I do confess to being the exasperated, bossy, know-it-all, overachieving big sister.
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Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
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I've loved comics since I was very young, and I've always liked telling stories.
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When I'm doing kitchen planning as well as bathroom design, I try to walk through the day with the homeowner. If we're talking about a kitchen, it will be: So, we are walking in with the groceries. When we are taking them out of the car, where will they go? What is the distance to fridge, to pantry?
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Chris Cutler was kind enough to offer his company as an umbrella, so now I can have all my back catalogue under one roof as it were, and it has the same feeling as with Daniel; this is a matter between friends rather than businessmen.
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When I do documentaries, my best information ends up on the cutting-room floor. People have trouble dealing with sexual honesty.
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Logically, when you talkin' about folk music and blues, you find out it's music of just plain people.
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Dancers can get to see almost everything now. When I used to go into companies to make a piece, the dancers had hardly ever seen my work. Now they can watch it on YouTube. It means they're much faster at picking up material.
