Sarah Addison Allen Quotes
Nothing is really broke, so it's not like I can fix it. I just have to keep trying to find what I'm looking for.
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I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.
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I'm very proud of my Nigerian heritage. I wasn't fortunate enough to be raised in a heavy Nigerian environment, because my parents were always working. My father was with D.C. Cabs and my mother worked in fast food and was a nurse.
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My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.
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What inspires me most to write is the act of traveling.
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When a philosopher says something that is true then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial then it is false.
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I feel like all the parts are seniors in high school and seventh graders, and I think I kinda skipped that awkward stage by not working those years.
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I am the middle child with an older and younger brother.
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I'd rather work all night and sleep all day... perhaps I was a mole in my last incarnation.
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PG-13 horror, I just don't watch that.
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A man is as alive as he can communicate.
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I like to tread uncharted territory and push myself in terms of performance.
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I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.
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My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.
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People have tried to corner the market on being offended, corner the market on language and corner the market on opinion. Should I lose my job 'cause I offended somebody? No, of course not. Your life should never be affected by public opinion.
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I used to do little sketches into my cassette tape recorder when I was a little boy. I would just turn it on and just start doing voices and characters. I just loved it.
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Hollywood is horrible... it's beyond satire.
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I feel sure that no girl would go to the altar if she knew all.
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I have literally played the most interesting parts since I turned 40.
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I was an easygoing guy, and school was pretty much people trying to challenge me to a fight, y'know, saying, 'Rambo! Rocky!'
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I like a character that goes on a journey. A character that has had it all, lost it all, and is trying to get back to just being OK. I love the agony of defeat just as much as I love the thrill of victory.
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The best way to learn how to work with actors is to have had experience of trying to act yourself - it will teach you humility if nothing else.
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I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life.
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As an elected official who comes from the African-American community, there are some similarities. You are always trying to reconcile your own personal biography and affiliations with the demands of the broader democracy. And you need to make sure you are representing everybody.
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Nothing is really broke, so it's not like I can fix it. I just have to keep trying to find what I'm looking for.
