Vir Das Quotes
I did theatre in the U.S. because there, content-wise, it's very light. In India, theatre tends to get preachy.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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I wanted to go to college and play football.
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The power of Twitter still never ceases to amaze me.
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I went to this one in Ohio, and then I became a counselor there, and it was just the most fun thing. I was so depressed when I came home from camp.
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I love the look of full brows that aren't perfectly done - eyebrows on fleek: that's the goal.
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When I get into the studio, I write from my heart.
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It's something that I do every year - every Ramadan to be exact - taking an 18-hour flight back home to Malaysia from Los Angeles. I'm born and raised in Malaysia, and Ramadan and Eid has always been my favorite time of the year.
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I'd love to live in Ireland but I'd like to live as me, not what someone thinks I am. People don't understand - I lived there before I was famous.
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My aunt is the director of the acapella group Black Voices. I was so struck by them as a child. They sang with such passion and conviction. By the time I turned 15, I had plucked up the courage to ask if I could join the group. Acapella is a different discipline from singing with an accompaniment - it is much more exposed.
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I love India.
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I can't do any competitive sport myself!
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As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.
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Everyone in Tool is interested in how we present our music. We write a group of songs that have a vibe, energy and feeling, and then we try to pick an image to capture that and communicate a feeling. We want something that adds to the connection with the audience.
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I think anyone taken out of their comfort zone and put somewhere else will change.
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We women must listen to our inner voice. It is easier for women to do this as they are not afraid to say what they feel.
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I do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.
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I don't want to be on the road all my life.
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I believe in holiness and sacredness in other people. It doesn't mean that the clouds part and I see God. That's a juvenile way of thinking about it.
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In the daytime, I was studying at school and in the evenings, I was a stage kid. I was trained in theatre and public speaking. I was a really active kid.
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The Apollo Theatre was a difficult audience, and if they didn't like you, they would let you know. Luckily, they liked me.
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I know the bestseller 'Gone Girl' doesn't need an ounce of support from me, but that book was as sharp and witty as they come.
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I thought there's something to be said for honor in this world where there doesn't seem to be any honor left. I thought that maybe happiness wasn't really anything more than the knowledge of a life well spent, in spite of whatever immediate discomfort you had to undergo, and that if a life well spent meant compromises and conciliations and reconciliations, and suffering at the hands of the person you love, well then better that than live without honor.
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I have a huge emotional attachment to characters I've created, especially the viewpoint characters.
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I did theatre in the U.S. because there, content-wise, it's very light. In India, theatre tends to get preachy.
