Florentijn Hofman Quotes
I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
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TV presenting isn't the hardest job in the world, and I've done all right financially out of it.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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The first decent building I did with my own practice was a chapel in Taiwan.
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The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture to an urban patriarchal system.
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I had such an amazing time filming 'Major Movie Star.' I loved everyone in the cast. They all brought their own spirit to the film, and I hope that is what will be seen on screen.
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One of the first major storylines that 'All My Children' featured was Erica Kane, a rebellious daughter, and her mother, sort of a matriarchal type, who was trying to guide her daughter to a safer place.
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I'm not an atheist. How can you not believe in something that doesn't exist? That's way too convoluted for me.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.
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Reddit is where anyone can come and tell their real story.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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When we talk about the minimum wage, we have to ask ourselves what it is that we owe both our workers and employers. I think clearly we owe them fairness.
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Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
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Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
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It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.
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Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously growing, and which I see as a symptom of the increasing intellectualization of the relationship between readers and literature.
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I get treated like a princess in India. It is like a different world.
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You need to be hyper-aware because it's your survival at stake.
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We cannot bear to regard ourselves simply as playthings of blind chance, we cannot admit to feeling ourselves abandoned.
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I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
