Maurice Sendak Quotes
I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it's a ludicrous subject. That's why, when I was younger, I was afraid of something that didn't make a lot of sense. But now I'm not. I have nothing to worry about. It doesn't matter.
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My sisters used to learn dance, and I used to stand behind them and dance. So my guruji suggested that I also learn, as I seemed interested. I started learning at the age of three and was always on stage for something or the other. My mother is proud of me, and clearly my artistic bent comes from her.
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I am remarkably pleased with Obama. I had grave misgivings about him.
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With film, I have to be a team player; it's a whole different thing. I can't just be a one-man show. I have to learn how to use people to the best of their ability and motivate them to be as passionate about the project as I am.
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Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.
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When I was a child, I'd see a movie, I took it for what it was, I enjoyed it. And if I believed it I would tend to be more interested in knowing more about it.
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When I'm working in America, I wake up with an American accent and stay with it all day till makeup comes off. I just want everyone to be at ease, and not have the show's creators think, 'Oh my god, he's so English, why did we hire him?'
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Your mind is what makes everything else work.
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I never said most of the things I said.
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The devil made me do it.
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I drink a lot of water.
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Human faces shouldn't get lost amid the statistics.
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Well, my wife, Cathy Gillespie, worked for Joe Barton, who was running for Congress in 1984.
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You know, there's always someone in mind when I'm writing. You know, it's all comes from somewhere inside.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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'The Satanic Verses' was denied the ordinary life of a novel. It became something smaller and uglier: an insult.
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Unlike most major American cities, Honolulu is geographically insulated from the rest of the country. When disaster strikes we cannot call on neighboring states for assistance.
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I've definitely become smuttier. When I first started out, I had these aspirations: 'I'm not going to do jokes about anything crude because I'm bigger and better than that.' But then, I don't know... It makes me laugh, so I started doing it.
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Before 2000, we were unable to design a single car; all the cars were designed in Japan, Europe or somewhere else. We were just converting.
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I know exercise is important, but I hate it!
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I needed to see if I could have fun in a project again, and 'Riverdale' was a project that ended up looking like a tonne of fun.
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I'd always tried not to worry about the size of the role or the size of the film.
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I'm writing a poem right now about a nose. I've always wanted to write a poem about a nose. But it's a ludicrous subject. That's why, when I was younger, I was afraid of something that didn't make a lot of sense. But now I'm not. I have nothing to worry about. It doesn't matter.
