Haaz Sleiman Quotes
It's definitely my responsibility not to stereotype any character, but especially a gay character because of the misperceptions people still have about gays.
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I like to wear shoes that are cool but also practical. The same goes for bags. Your bag is a big deal in New York. You can't just carry around a little clutch, because you don't have a car or anywhere to stash things during the day, so you need to carry your whole life with you. That's why I like big, chunky bags with lots of compartments.
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It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest.
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My mother was a classical pianist and my stepfather was an industrialist who was passionate about composing contemporary music.
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I'm a little angry in life.
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Our leaders are acting like lemmings.
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Corruption is in society and in every strata of society.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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If you were to ask me to choose between democratic values and wealth, power, prosperity and fame, I will very easily and without any doubt choose democratic values.
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I love the Coen brothers. They're so brilliant, and they always surprise you in one way or another. 'A Serious Man' was awesome. I like stuff like that, that kind of throws you for a loop. It takes you on a journey that is unexpected.
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Part of the reason why Kobe Bryant is such a big inspiration to me is because he was shipped off to the Lakers right out of high school. He went from English class to the Great Western Forum.
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How dull it is to have people defining you.
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As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no matter how deeply I may cherish them or how mischievous I may deem their disregard.
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Our world is increasingly interdependent and pluralistic, and in order to ensure a civil future, we must get to know one another.
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I think it is quite untrue that it is standard journalistic practice to name the interviewer when quoting from an interview.
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I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I would like modern readers to have an appreciation of this.
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Going around not fully believing that you're going to die is really problematic because it affects how you think about the future of the planet, about the future of your own life, about the decisions you're making.
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I would be ecstatic if the very first writer to step foot in a Storyknife cabin was an Alaska Native woman writer.
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I want to make films that cater to the world audiences.
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We are all in the business of sales. Teachers sell students on learning, parents sell their children on making good grades and behaving, and traditional salesmen sell their products.
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We're involved in a very large study that's federally funded and being done with Kaiser Permanente, and saliva is a very non-invasive way to get cells from the body.
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A lot of people don't understand that playing in the NBA, the toughest thing is to win an NBA championship. I was in the NBA 15 years. I'd been in the playoffs. I'd been in the Finals. But it took me 15 years to finally win one.
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Character is greater than talent, genius, fame, money, friends - there is nothing to compare with it. A man may have all these and yet remain comparatively useless - be unhappy - and die a bankrupt in soul.
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'Basmati Blues' deals with a great social issue, GMOs, but it's told through love and song and dance.
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It's definitely my responsibility not to stereotype any character, but especially a gay character because of the misperceptions people still have about gays.
