Merritt Wever Quotes
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I used to sing in jazz clubs with a friend until she went another way.
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What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.
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I would love to see as many of the black players as possible in today's Major League Baseball make every effort to go to the Negro Leagues Museum and get a first-hand view of how it all started.
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I'm not of the American ilk that, you know, your lover needs to be your best friend and know you inside out. I think he should know you well enough to please you. Otherwise, what secret will there be to tell him when you're ninety?
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.
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It's great that people are interested in Mars.
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I love Chicago. It's one of my favorite cities, hands down.
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When people say 'marriage' to me... It's always a means to an end. Everyone's so in a rush to define the relationship.
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I want women to have more access to quality care, and the access to healthcare for women is not through Planned Parenthood; it is through community health centers across the state.
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How can you think and hit at the same time?
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The industrial thing came about mainly through giving up trying to write pop songs in the early '90s. I don't think I was ever very good at pop music and as soon as I stopped trying, and started to write more the things I loved, it became much heavier and more aggressive.
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Part of what's so tricky in a film that's two hours long is how many themes can you effectively explore.
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My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
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I think probably the reason why I really enjoy acting is that I really am interested in people. I'm interested in what they think, why they think it and what happened in their lives to make them see things a certain way.
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I'm the kind of guy who always pushes really hard.
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It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a foot shorter. I remember hanging out with my friends, like at the mall, and thinking people were staring at me and talking about me. It made me turn inside myself. I became more shy and quiet.
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I love hip hop. It's such an appendage for me. It's something that's always shaped my experience out in the world.
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So I moved to Europe and only came back when directors like Robert Altman would call me after they'd seen my work in Full Metal Jacket.
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Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
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America itself has been through so many challenges since that fateful day back in 1776. Our culture has been a roll-up-your-sleeves-and-go-to-work culture.
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Wisdom is a sacred communion.
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I think it's important to remember that civil rights and economic rights are mutually dependent.
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I used to joke that if acting didn't work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback.
