Paul Auster Quotes
The best filmmakers, I think, have always had very narrow frameworks for their stories, and then they can go deeply, rather than skimming the surface.
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California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.
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Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.
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I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to eliminate loopholes and exemptions, then I wouldn't support lowering rates.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.
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I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.
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Well I look for an accompanist that does his work well, this to begin.
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I've always just talked to my family and my friends. I've never been a person that's gone through excessive therapy at all. Some people might say that I should.
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I was young and irresponsible, a silly woman laden with sin, not caring for anything except fame and fortune and self. But I have lived seeking truth in Jesus Christ and found it has made me free.
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I have a very musical family from my Scottish roots.
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Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.
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It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
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I think when you've got a passion for something, it comes out of you, and people can feel it. Then your mind is so geared towards that and how you can improve on it, and you're so excited about performing that it comes together.
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As for the Canadians - good actors and good directors are sometimes taken by the American market, you know, if they're good enough.
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All the times I've been lucky enough to be a part of a show that's actually gotten on the air, it's always that same mixture of excitement and utter fear.
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I didn't have a childhood.
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I've wanted to be an actor since I was 6 years old. I was literally picked off the streets of Paris... while I was modeling there. I was asked to audition for Oliver Stone's 'Alexander.' I didn't get the part, but that led to commercials and roles in South Africa.
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Thinking in time is not relativism but a form of relationalism... the truest description of something consists of specifying its relationships to other parts of the system it is part of.
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I am the proud and humble recipient of more than 30 honorary doctorate degrees.
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Initial reports are that the Saturn failed to stop at a stop sign or just didn't see the truck coming and pulled out in front of it.
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The best filmmakers, I think, have always had very narrow frameworks for their stories, and then they can go deeply, rather than skimming the surface.
