Umberto Eco Quotes
In the Middle Ages, cathendrals and convents burned like tinder; imagining a medieval story without a fire is like imagining a World War II movie in the Pacific without a fighter plane shot down in flames.
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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The father figure doesn't impress me. I have a very friendly relationship with my father, but that wasn't always the case. My mother had custody, and I only saw him every other weekend. I never knew him well enough for him to inspire me.
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I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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I love anything to do with history.
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Getting to perform at the Carlyle, following in the footsteps of women like Elaine Stritch, Barbara Cook, Christine Ebersole, Kelli O'Hara, and so many others, is nothing short of a dream come true.
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I like to stand right in front of my opponent. I think it makes for an exciting fight.
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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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Most people who end up being successful have good grades, but it's orthogonal - there's no extra information than if they put together a website and have bunch of fans who love coming and seeing what they're doing.
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Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
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When I was young, no one got married. Now, all the young people, they want to get married, they want security. Now that my children's friends are getting married, I go to more weddings than I ever did when I was young.
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In reality, I've always been an actor - since I was a kid. I did theater growing up in New York. I was always in the plays in school. I was either going to be an actor or an athlete or a soldier. Those were kind of the three paths that I always kind of embarked on.
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I draw and play the piano badly. But when I'm doing those things, I'm concentrating so hard there's no room for worry. I find that onstage, too.
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I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.
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My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He wanted to be a painter, but then he also wrote science-fiction novels in his spare time.
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I come from a background of hiding everything behind a computer.
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As a gay person, my life has been marginalized.
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I don't consider myself a fashion designer.
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If you want to play the good roles, spend more time in in college and in acting class than you do in the gym, and you'll have the career you want.
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I live in a 'sky island,' a unique mountain valley environment where half the animal species of North America can be found.
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My philosophy is to not be scared of anyone. If I play well, great; if I don't, I learn from the match and move on.
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Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.
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I've been called communist, socialist, anti-American.
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In the Middle Ages, cathendrals and convents burned like tinder; imagining a medieval story without a fire is like imagining a World War II movie in the Pacific without a fighter plane shot down in flames.
