E. J. Hughes Quotes
The small figures that appear in my paintings are there only because they were there when I was working from nature on my preliminary sketches with pencil.
Quotes to Explore
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I made up 'Badlands'; anything I say, goes. I came to realize I was materializing a metaphor for my mental state.
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I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?
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Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely colored by your environment. Your whole career will be modified, shaped, molded by your surroundings, by the character of the people with whom you come in contact every day.
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Sometimes what you mustn't do is just as just as important as what you must do.
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We're never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world.
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The idea of it becomes a little freaky if you're dealing with someone who has trouble differentiating between fantasy and reality, but that's a concern no matter what kind of movie you're dealing with.
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It is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated inextricably with darkness, silence, and solitude.
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'Game of Thrones' has multiple story lines, multiple countries, and it's complete fantasy.
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I want to pick good projects, I want to work with great directors and try not to put too much pressure on myself and just read things for the story and recognize when I'm drawn to something for the right reasons and try to maintain some sanity. Sanity would be good. I'd like to have a little sanity!
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I love Japan, and Tokyo is my favorite city.
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I've never been against women. That anti-feminist rap is bogus. I think men should be nice to women, buy them diamonds.
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I get a lot of people telling me that I'd make a good 'wacky neighbor.' I wouldn't mind that, if it was a starting-off point.
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For me, temptation is life and I have a gargantuan appetite for everything.
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This movie will actually increase the sex life of parents everywhere because they can put this on, with the 45 minutes of extras and they've got almost two hours to do whatever they've got to do while the kids watch the movie.
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I really feel that New York City is the greatest city in the world.
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I would rather be the tail of a lion than the head of a mouse.
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It's not for me or another European to speak about domestic political choices or decisions in the U.S.
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There are people who want me to do a cologne. They want to call it 'Patrick.' I was offered a fortune to make exercise videos. Posters, all kinds of stuff – something like $10 million worth. It's insanity. I'm not going to do any of it.
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The Lilac Rose Collection isn't just about purple. It features dusty pinks and heather grays, which are more natural shades of purple and are perfect for creating a feminine smoky eye.
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It's always difficult to define what jazz is or what jazz isn't. To me, the only definition that I can think of is it's music where a lot of different elements are played at the same time. The harmonic, the melodic... You're pushing the boundaries on every level. That could be true of rhythm and blues as well. I'm a musician.
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Travel within thyself! The Stone Philosophers with wisest arts Have vainly sought, cannot be found By travelling in foreign parts.
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The time has come to underscore the fact that our and others' rights are contingent on our willingness to assert and defend them.
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Sonic Youth has a very democratic process for the most part. It almost doesn't matter who brings in an initial idea; everything gets worked over by the band and kind of co-written by everyone in the end because everyone's ideas get contributed to it.
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The small figures that appear in my paintings are there only because they were there when I was working from nature on my preliminary sketches with pencil.
