Jonathan Coe Quotes
But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don't write short stories because they turn into novels.
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I definitely try to eat a healthy diet, but I am the first person to say I love unhealthy food. I would never tell you I don't. I love fried chicken or mac and cheese. Do I order them all the time when I'm out at restaurants? No, though I do have one splurge meal a week.
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When you were a kid, a day was a long time and a year was a long time.
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I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
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I don't know how people recognize me.
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Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.
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I like '50s and '60s American art. I have 85 or 90 Warhols.
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Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.
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My father was an accountant and his father was a typographer.
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The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything.
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If you compare me to an actor, I'm probably one of the best boxers in the profession. But if you compare me as a boxer, I'm probably one of the best actors.
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At 12, turned 13, made a movie with Sex Pistols and The Clash. Learned about a lot of things I never knew and hope will never know again. Don't know how my parents let me do that.
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I know: I am a freakish geek. Or is that a geekish freak?
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People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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I could have taken the easy life and just done classical, but I felt very strongly about the album, my first pop album, the first time that I'd fused so many influences. I was very proud when it was in the charts in 25 countries at once.
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I, myself, I am not interested in reality television; just me, myself, speaking.
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Everything I say is true.
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I read on the Internet that I was dead.
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I love to rock 'n roll. But my finest suit, of all the things I do, is as a songwriter.
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Acting can be a great job, but you do have to make up things to do when you're not working.
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I think I'm able to do so much because writing is what I love to do. So, often when I have free time, I choose to write and edit.
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Most of the time I like to start an album abroad, not at home, just to avoid the pressure, to not wake up and think, 'OK, it's the first of recording this album.' I like to avoid that.
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I think I've become more like my mom just because of what we're both interested in, children and teaching and writing.
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I have a reputation for speaking my mind. I like to think my candor and bluntness will give you the answers.
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But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don't write short stories because they turn into novels.
