Nate Berkus Quotes
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The line between private and public lives is a fertile one for me. I've lived quite a public life, and it's the reason I have used well-known people in my work. I'm interested in what's going on beneath the facades they present to the world, taking them to a place which is uncomfortable.
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The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this.
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People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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There is a recognition that Second Amendment rights, like First Amendment and other rights, come with responsibilities and limitations. There is no reason both sides of the gun debate can't support policies that both protect the right to legally own guns for sport and safety, and reduce the likelihood of mass fatalities.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I've written 29 damn plays. Isn't that enough?
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I want to entertain people, but with some substance.
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I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
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A good lie detector doesn't jump to conclusions but tries to understand the person across the table, her personality, and her motivations. Your goal as a lie spotter isn't to point the finger and say, 'You're lying' - your goal is to get to the truth.
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I've had five weddings but if I'm really honest and if I count significant de factos... I've had nine husbands... which sounds appalling but when you consider I started at 18 and I'm 65 it's not so bad.
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I know it sounds strange, but I'm one of those people who goes to a coffee shop to drink coffee.
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Countries like France should not be naive. We don't have a French YouTube or Amazon or Netflix.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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I feel like it's always about embracing what it is that you think is wrong with you. It's often times your greatest 'flaw' which actually forays into what is also your greatest strength.
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More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.
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It is key that Kansas Citians make the call as to what kind of airport they want.
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I'm one of those crazy people, if I'm watching the trailer for a movie and I'm really excited by it, I'll turn it off because I don't want to know anything. I want to be surprised because I love that more than knowing anything.
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The rewards of freedom are always sweet, but its demands are stern, for at its heart is the paradox that the greatest enemy of freedom is freedom.
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And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.
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A mass of dust, world's momentary slave, Is man, in state of our old Adam made, Soon born to die, soon flourishing to fade.
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The American dream tells you that you'll have success if you work hard enough, and we have some concerns about that fallacy. Hopefully, the characters in our films learn to redefine success.
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Nothing was more up-to-date when it was built, or is more obsolete today, than the railroad station.
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Well, in our industry it's that the movies cost so much money to make they have to appeal to a broad audience. And I think that's part of what will loosen up in the future, as technology makes it cheaper, you'll be able to make films for a more selective audience. I think people will be able to make more personal movies.
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I live in a beautiful vintage building that was built in the heart of downtown Chicago.