John Carpenter Quotes
You have to fight really hard for a private life, and sometimes you don't have one. It just gets to you after a while. It's tough.
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It is important to be well read, at least a little bit.
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When I'm out on the stage, it gives me this rush and anything that's on my mind and everything I'm going through is forgotten about.
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Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to make films. That's really all I ever wanted to do.
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There were points in my life where I felt oddly irresistible to women. I'm not in that state now and that makes me sad.
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The people of South Africa are ready to stand up to the oppressions of the Pretoria regime, and they are ready to fight back.
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Unfortunately, America doesn't have a minister of culture, and I don't understand why. It's really bad for young people.
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Acting is exciting. It is different every time you do it.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I've had, they'd look like they were through. Done. But there's something about me - I'm smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I'm smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
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I think when you suffer a tremendous loss, everybody needs love and support in tangible ways. And that's what people have done for us.
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The more walking-around money I have, the less I walk around.
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Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
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With Spotify, people don't get it until they try it. Then they tell their friends.
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Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.
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Everybody was in struggle, in the grind trying to make it.
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Art is individualism, and individualism is a disturbing and disintegrating force.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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Starting in the third grade, my dad had me read the 'Denver Post.' I had to discuss two articles with him before dinner, and we would also watch '60 Minutes' together.
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Parents are destined to sin against their kids; it's inevitable. As is narcissism and the human condition. Everyone has their ego and their ambitions. Life happens in between.
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My sister was the singer, and I always had the mentality there could only be one in the family.
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Growth as a goal, to repeat, is delusion. William James, the American philosopher, talked of the 'bitch goddess success.' A philosopher of business today might well talk of the 'bitch goddess growth.'
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I actually try not to go on my phone too much. That's something that's been a huge self-care move for me. I got rid of my iPhone, and so I'm actively working toward trying to be more present and not feeling uncomfortable when I don't have it as a coping mechanism.
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You have to fight really hard for a private life, and sometimes you don't have one. It just gets to you after a while. It's tough.
