Steve Earle Quotes
I love theater. I go all the time. It's one of the reasons I moved to New York. But I understand that I have limited range as an actor. I can only play people who talk like me.
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There were many films made for both cinema and television, and in general I don't connect them very much with our books. I have one favorite: 'The Man on the Roof' by director Bo Widerberg, which was based on 'The Abominable Man.'
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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Theater is a way to keep challenging myself.
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There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.
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I am Lebanese, and I know the interests of my country.
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I don't know that I'd call myself an optimist.
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I am primarily concerned with the condition of man.
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There are Tea Parties, and I would say plural, in California.
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In America, we have the feeling of the doomed young artist. Fitzgerald was the great example of that.
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For correct writing, the cultivation of patience and mental accuracy is essential. Throughout the young author's period of apprenticeship, he must keep reliable dictionaries and textbooks at his elbow; eschewing as far as possible that hasty extemporaneous manner of writing which is the privilege of more advanced students.
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Conflict is the pursuit of truth.
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If people need to be informed by lines, then there's no reason why the actor is saying the line except for information for the audience; I think there's something wrong.
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The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.
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I used to spend a lot of time alone as a kid, creating characters and doing voices in my room, and I thought to myself, I'm either going to go absolutely nuts, or I'm going to find something to put that energy into.
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At the upper echelon of musicians in general, I guess performers in general, you have to have this kind of live-or-die, cutthroat mentality.
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I don't think if you asked any of my childhood friends they would say that I had a weird childhood; they might say there weren't a lot of regular rules, the conversations in the house were always very open, dreams were a great thing to talk about, everybody was making something all the time.
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Competing in my first Olympics in the country where my parents came from is pretty insane. I'm feeling nothing but excitement.
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One of the most important reasons for North Korea continuing its nuclear ambitions is to consolidate the power to stay within the Kim Jong Il family.
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He who reflects on another man's want of breeding, shows he wants it as much himself.
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You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.
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I am honored to serve on the Board of Visitors for Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. Being the first board member from Latin America, I hope to provide insight into the economical, social and political issues facing the region, and continue to grow and strengthen this prestigious institution.
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Theater is such a small community that every brilliant piece of theater raises us all up.
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I love theater. I go all the time. It's one of the reasons I moved to New York. But I understand that I have limited range as an actor. I can only play people who talk like me.
