Alain Macklovitch (A-Trak) Quotes
I think that's becoming the key to where the whole idea of art and culture are going nowadays anyway, is the idea of curation. Knowing what you like. That's sort of the future right now. Molding something, whether it be a roster on a label, or your blog, or a song, or your DJ set.
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.
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I'm lucky in that I don't like sweet things at all. My father loved cakes to such a degree that he kept forcing them down my throat when I was little, and it put me off for life. He had terrible cholesterol, poor thing.
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That attitude and toughness that we want to play with, that, to me, is the most critical thing.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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I was elected on April 13 and sworn in two days later, so I had no orientation. I had to figure things out as I went along.
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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
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Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people in Britain won't get the chances they deserve because businesses will continue to look elsewhere.
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When you get successful, you can do pretty much whatever you want.
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I'm a big believer in exercise. I'm a bigger believer in eating right, which is simply with plenty of fruits and vegetables. I'm not a gym girl, though. I've never had a gym membership.
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I'm really excited about furthering my film career in Bollywood and Hollywood.
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You don't want to get stuck with a record that you've done with someone that you feel obligated to put out - that's not really dope, just because you made an effort to get together and work.
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Life isn't easy, and leadership is harder still.
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When I work on a movie, I never aim for records, collections or the number one position. I always concentrate on my work and look for ways to improve my acting abilities. I also advise my co-stars not to concentrate on these pretty issues and just focus on acting.
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I didn't choose acting. The universe did.
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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To film in water is three times harder than just on land.
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I can't deal with someone wanting to take a relationship backward or needing space or cheating on you. It's a conscious thing; it's a common-sense thing.
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My driving force is spirituality.
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I am obsessed with my sisters. Being the oldest, I probably just have that in me. But I also think I am the youngest sometimes. We all have moments when we are the maternal one of the group.
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The most important thing is that the work has to be solid [in terms of its formal structure] and that the work accomplishes what it strives to achieve. It has to be genuine - not mannered or stylistically driven.
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I don't want to do things because it will please other people. I'm not doing this to get fame or any attention. I try to be selective about who I get advice from. I would like to contribute to the art world, but, you know, you can't plan these things.
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I think that every song has to be like it could be the biggest hit of my album.
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I think that's becoming the key to where the whole idea of art and culture are going nowadays anyway, is the idea of curation. Knowing what you like. That's sort of the future right now. Molding something, whether it be a roster on a label, or your blog, or a song, or your DJ set.
