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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It would be curious to discover who it is to whom one writes in a diary. Possibly to some mysterious personification of one's own identity.
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I like to work and it kind of keeps me in line, which is very good because I need that structure.
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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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When I go to galleries in New York, I feel like I'm in school. I know that there's good contemporary conceptual art, but I have a really hard time caring about it. I'd rather look at images of people and things I can relate to. Then again, I didn't go to art school.
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I think there's a difference between a working actor, a movie star and a celebrity. They're all three different things.
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Citizenship in the 21st century requires more than paying your taxes and voting and occasionally running for office. That even if you're never in political office, you have political responsibilities. You can make your society stronger and better.
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North Korea threatened to launch a missile at South Korea. North Korea backed down after South Korea threatened to launch a sequel to 'Gangnam Style.'
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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.
