John Jeremiah Sullivan Quotes
Ireland starts for me with the end of 'The Dead,' which my father read to me from his desk in his basement office in New Albany, Ind.
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At first, I found the music I was making really hard to find a home for. I felt like my attitude was really British, but not the actual sounds I was making. Back in 2003, when I made 'Galang,' there were no clubs that had an 'anything and everything' attitude.
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Matte digital prints are gorgeous, don't you agree? But the glossy digital prints, I just can't stand that paper.
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I don't know what DVD commentaries are about. I'd like to strangle the person who came up with that concept.
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My responsibility is to follow the law.
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The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
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Singing, for me, means singing as loud as I can.
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It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.
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You learn who you really are in a fight - what you're really made of. You have to face yourself and rise above your own fears and failings.
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I use coconut oil every single day. I apply coconut oil on my whole body for moisturising. The oil can also be used as make-up remover, as it is light-based and is not sticky.
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You've got to keep pushing, keep driving, because in this business, you're going to hear 'no' a lot more than you hear 'yes.'
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Because of my own insecurities about the way I look, I do sometimes sabotage the looks of my characters by making them as homely as possible. I've never done a glamour part. I'd like to some day, though I don't know if I could pull it off.
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In an ideal world, I'd spend every weekend at my home in Zermatt in Switzerland.
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Different days, I think about different victories. Ricky Hatton is one of those fights. I respect Ricky Hatton. He's a warrior. He's a hell of a warrior.
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I've wanted to design golf courses ever since I was a kid. I suppose it comes from the way I've played the game. To find the proper way to play any hole, I've always begun by asking myself what the architect has tried to do with it.
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I've been very lucky.
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We do not yet possess ourselves, and we know at the same time that we are much more.
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I love Canada. Canada is a great neighbour. Canada has been a great friend and neighbor for many, many years.
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Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.
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I need to hold onto my soul and my integrity, and I can't compromise that.
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People are afraid to be themselves because people are afraid to be recorded. Everything is being recorded, and everyone is so sensitive. You say something; a section of people will be offended. It's so annoying; you got to be completely censored.
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The one thing I'm proud of as a filmmaker is that people are entitled not to like my films - that's the privilege of the public - but I think I have my own imprint.
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Once you get over the hurdle of how to get something on the screen, it's not that difficult to make apps and share them with your friends.
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The corporate facilities that we have here are as good as anywhere in Australia and the motorcycle people are certainly going to enjoy those.
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Ireland starts for me with the end of 'The Dead,' which my father read to me from his desk in his basement office in New Albany, Ind.
