Georg Baselitz Quotes
I don't like things that can be reproduced. Wood isn't important in itself but rather in the fact that objects made in it are unique, simple, unpretentious.
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I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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I am happy with my form; I just need to score a couple of goals. I want the ball. I want to create something.
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The other actresses, who are called my contemporaries, they started with a megastar. They were superstars overnight and are the same even today.
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My dream role is Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.
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Usually in TV... A TV director could be anything from a main grip to just a glorified cameraman, and sometimes a director can be the person who is hired last. It's very much a producer's medium.
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I thought that communism, the tyranny of communism, was an abomination and I beseeched God to bring that terrible evil down and he did. It was a great triumph, it took awhile, but it happened.
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Whenever I walk out on a stage, I'm begging for affection.
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The orthogonal features, when combined, can explode into complexity.
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I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England as an outsider, did give me an ability to see the country in a slightly detached way. I suppose I was made aware of what Englishness actually is because I only became immersed in it later in life.
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There will never be talking pictures.
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I've never had a couch that needed to be cleaned or learned how to couch-clean in general. That feels too grown-up.
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I don't let anything kill my spirit.
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Dead men tell no tales.
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I still think of myself really as a New Yorker.
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The characters I've portrayed may outwardly be quite different from one another, but I've found that they're also intrinsically linked.
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I don't want to put one innocent person to death to put 99 that are guilty to death. So philosophically I'm a tooth-for-tooth guy, but the reality is the death penalty as public policy is flawed.
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In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends.
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Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.
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When I first did theatre, I was always doing comedies; it was always my first love. But it wasn't what I was picked for at first, for films and TV.
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I do respect people's faith, but I don't respect their manipulation of that faith in order to create fear and control.
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I have five tattoos.
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We share this planet, our home, with millions of species. Justice and sustainability both demand that we do not use more resources than we need.
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I don't like things that can be reproduced. Wood isn't important in itself but rather in the fact that objects made in it are unique, simple, unpretentious.
