John Paul DeJoria Quotes
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I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and I certainly would say I am inclined towards them.
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Every good movie I watch, the hero becomes my favourite. I start blushing every time a hero romances a heroine.
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When I was in college, I studied business because I thought I wanted to be a director and producer.
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I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a small indie film, or a play. I'm open to it all.
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I used to read a lot of fashion magazines: my favourite was 'Nylon.' I used to cut out all the pictures from magazines, and I had this book where I would keep all of the stuff that inspired me.
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Prohibition didn't work in the Garden of Eden. Adam ate the apple.
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Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what I do.
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I need one psychological expert to help me concentrate.
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I see it every day: People trying to create a home that somebody else tells them they should have. I don't care if it's a magazine or a bossy friend - when somebody says, 'This is what's elegant, this is what's trendy,' if it doesn't represent you, you're not going to be happy.
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I wish my real life could be as simple and scripted as it is on television.
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I enjoyed history at school. I'd always had a sense of pagan England.
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I'm known for my handwritten notes.
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A manager wins games in the winter when he picks his team.
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I did a little theatre work after that and the following year I got another part in a television series. Then it was almost to the end of the year before I got more work. That was coming to terms with the reality of the vocation I had chosen.
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I want to become foreign minister of India one day and then President of India.
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Before swearing in new citizens, immigration officials check to make sure prospective citizens weren't on voter rolls or voted before achieving legal citizenship. A citizenship petition can be denied if they were.
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My mom is proud of me. But she might not be too happy about the hours I keep or how little I eat. I wake up so late that it would be inappropriate to have breakfast. At most, I will have a snack in the day and dinner. I realize that it's not the healthiest way to live, but it's all I really have time for.
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I'm real clear, you know? There's no fogginess.
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Sinatra with a cold is Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel - only worse.
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I wish to thank Steinway for its wonderful pianos which I've been privileged to play in all my concerts. There is no piano like it in the world.
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I've come to realize I'm more spiritual than I am religious. What I mean by this: As far as praying to God goes, I'm more about looking inside for inner guidance - tapping into our own abundantly powerful inner resources - which, I suppose, is where some might say God does indeed reside.
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I feel monotony and death to be almost the same.
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You don't run for the presidency out of nostalgia.
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We are the first to ever publicly advertise we don't test on animals.
