Sanaa Lathan (Sanaa McCoy Lathan) Quotes
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Any guy that's not working with the same amount of intensity and passion that I do, I don't want to know.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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I always had dreams as a kid. I definitely sat at home and watched the Oscars every year and got emotional every year at everyone's speeches.
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The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.
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Whether slavery shall go into Nebraska, or other new territories, is not a matter of exclusive concern to the people who may go there. The whole nation is interested that the best use shall be made of these territories. We want them for the homes of free white people.
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I don't want to rap forever. But I want to be rich forever.
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When I write a song, it comes from the heart and is based on a specific experience. You can't really say that one experience is greater than another, because all of your experiences take you through life on this journey.
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My very first job was a cashier at Burger King in Tucson, Arizona. And I occasionally worked the drive-thru. I'd go wherever I was needed! My second job was at Dairy Queen. I stayed in the fast food royalty.
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I exercise about 40 minutes a day, and I'll run one day and do circuit training the next day. I live in an area where there are brilliant hills and mountains, so I get a good hill run with my dog. At home, I'll do the circuit training with old weights, along with pull-ups in the trees and that sort of stuff.
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The secret of being a great actor is a love of food.
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L.A.'s always been good to me.
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I want to keep acting. I'll be acting probably until I get a lot older.
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Most go to prison not on account of their irreducible uniqueness as people but because they are part of a marginalized sector of the population who never had a chance, who were slated for it early on.
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A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
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I live my life day by day, and that's how I continue to live it.
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I did stand-up comedy for seventeen years. I need to explore other things.
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My goal as an artist is to always be true to who I am and give my fans music they will enjoy for a lifetime.
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What I loved about 'Goodfellas' is that it's a film about bad behavior - but told with great energy and without judgment - but it doesn't actually shy away from the consequences of that behavior in the characters' lives, which I think is similar in 'Keep the Lights On.'
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Look here brother, who you jivin' with that cosmik debris?
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A novel is 400 pages; it's an endurance race. There's no artist, so I have to describe everything. It's all prose. Whereas with comics, I can rely on the artist. It's really wonderful to have that collaboration and to not always feel the burden of describing everything myself and also just to have someone who can paint the world.
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We know that, when it comes to technology and the economy, if you're not constantly moving forward, then - without a doubt - you're moving backwards.
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Art is good when it springs from necessity. This kind of origin is the guarantee of its value; there is no other.
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People will say candy is recession-proof, and we're definitely seeing nostalgic candies coming about, and people want that sugar rush and that nostalgic happiness, like their childhood times.
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Sometimes when you don't care, people are attracted to that.
