Scott Ellis Quotes
When you're working on a play like 'Sloane,' that play works; you don't have to worry about that. When you're working on a new play like 'Little Dog,' you have no clue if the play works. You're exploring.
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I don't like people cleaning my room.
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I love making movies, but a movie becomes your entire life for, like, two to two and a half years. There's no way around it; if you're really going to be serious about a movie, it has to be your life.
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All my friends were non-Muslims. I actually knew very little about Islam - like, very little.
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I like to grow and experiment, and as an artist, it's about kicking the bar up a little.
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I over-scrutinize anyone new entering my life.
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I think because Sport Lux has come in and leisure wear is a new thing, girls can sneak in hoodies and leggings and so on where they wouldn't normally - it has been proper legitimate fashion.
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But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go.
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New York's my home. Born and raised. I'm a New Yorker to the bone.
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I like a sort of androgynous look, but I also love feminine shapes.
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What appears in newspapers is often new but seldom true.
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I decide immediately if I like a person and if I do, then I'm myself, and if I don't, then I give nothing.
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I like Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Common. But I like the underground stuff like Young Jeezy, Black Rob and Shine. I also love heavy metal like Slipknot and Pantera, It's very intense stuff.
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I never write about the road. I never write about hotels or anything like that.
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I'm still in the Dixie Chicks; we haven't broken up... I love the Dixie Chicks; it's the most fun I've ever had in my life. It was like winning the lottery.
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My favorite TV show is probably 'Glee.' I'm a Gleek, like everyone else!
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The world wants to like America.
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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The newness effect of a new thing wears off in nine months to a year, but financial security can last a lifetime.
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I'd like 'Rookie' to be a helpful resource, but I never want it to be too prescriptive. Hopefully, it also makes the reader feel encouraged to think for herself.
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Folks don't like to have somebody around knowing more than they do.
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When you take the world record, a lot of people are going to go out there to get you, really. I kind of enjoy that. I like being chased.
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The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a living.
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The only cause of happiness is love and the only cause of suffering is attachment to the ego (the continuing need to satisfy the self). If you understand this, you understand the work of Karma, cause and effect, perfectly. All suffering without exception comes from the desire for one's own personal happiness.
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When you're working on a play like 'Sloane,' that play works; you don't have to worry about that. When you're working on a new play like 'Little Dog,' you have no clue if the play works. You're exploring.
