Joseph Conrad Quotes
An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of a complicated situation.
Quotes to Explore
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I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
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My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don't really know me.
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I have three boys, so I live in a household full of testosterone.
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My family lives in Miami, and I always envision myself, if something happens, it'd be like 'The Day After Tomorrow' where I walk across country to find my family. That would be the kind of person I would be. I feel like I wouldn't be as scared. If it happens, it happens. You face it.
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My mother always told me if you write about life, you will always be in the game. Just don't write songs... write life. I decided to take her up on that.
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Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
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Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.
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Harry Potter to me is a bore. His talent arrives as a gift; he's chosen. Who can identify with that? But Hermione - she's working harder than anyone, she's half outsider, right? Half Muggle. She shouldn't be there at all. It's so unfair that Harry's the star of the books, given how hard she worked to get her powers.
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My bedroom is my sanctuary. It's like a refuge, and it's where I do a fair amount of designing - at least conceptually, if not literally.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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You put a lot of pressure on your defenders to be able to hold the fort when you go forward.
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I was imprisoned in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, when Egypt's state security was rounding people up in unprecedented numbers.
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'Orphan Black' allows for people to have debates and theories and allegiances to different characters - to trust characters and hate other characters - but it doesn't tell you who is good or bad or right or wrong. That's the most exciting storytelling, in my book.
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Ballot formats should be standardized nationally rather than left to the often bad judgment of local officials.
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I have no idea why a guy would bring a jar of peanut butter to a concert.
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Although, you know it's been really nice to wear the Olympic kit, I'm looking forward to wearing non-sports, feminine clothes.
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I'll always leave the same set of strings on my guitars when I'm recording. If I break one I'll just replace it instead of putting on a whole new set of strings.
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We can't assign beliefs to people who don't have a voice to express them. And we can't assume what someone thinks.
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I dealt with people with diverse political views. If you find people who are your political opponents, and talk to them for an hour, chances are you're going to like them, and they're not full of hate.
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Wonder at the first sight of works of art may be the effect of ignorance and novelty; but real admiration and permanent delight in them are the growth of taste and knowledge.
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I think I knew acting was what I wanted to do. But I was from this small town and there was no place for an adult to recognise it.
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An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of a complicated situation.
