Malcolm Lowry Quotes
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Once you're signed to a label you compromise.
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I watch Jay. I watch 'Letterman'. I flip back and forth between 'Conan' and 'Letterman', especially the top of the show for those guys.
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I'm a novelist, not a social scientist or a commentator.
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I hated school because I liked to daydream and the system tried to stop me from that.
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I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, I think, and I strive for perfection.
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If there's a trait for not sleeping, I probably have it.
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I went to church when I was younger, but it was never something pushed down my throat or anything, which is a good thing. I found out for myself where I belonged.
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On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose.
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I think the perfection of love is that it's not perfect.
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I actually got started in acting when I was in pre-school. I was really into dance and performing, so my mom had me in dance classes, and then I got involved in a local theater company.
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I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
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Stuff that I write isn't as similar to the stuff that I'm in, but I don't really care. I just do comedy.
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Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.
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Write out the story - rapidly, fluently, and not too critically - following the second or narrative-order synopsis. Change incidents and plot whenever the developing process seems to suggest such change, never being bound by any previous design.
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We can't stop anybody from doing what they want to do.
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Many people are insecure of many people.
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How can you beat someone that's already lost everything?
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I like the timeframe involved in being an actor.
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By the very nature of his art, which depends on invention and innovation, a story teller must depart from the beaten track and, having done so, occasionally startle and disagree with some of his associates. Healthy disagreement we must have.
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Making other people happy is what brings me happiness. I have a blessed life, and I have always shared my life's gifts with others. I will continue to use my voice and my life as a catalyst for encouraging people to help make a difference in the lives of others.
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I've been keeping a diary for thirty-three years and write in it every morning. Most of it's just whining, but every so often there'll be something I can use later: a joke, a description, a quote. It's an invaluable aid when it comes to winning arguments. 'That's not what you said on February 3, 1996,' I'll say to someone.
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People might think writing is a hard business, but it's nowhere near acting.
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I adapt my workouts to what my needs are.
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What beauty can compare to that of a cantina in the early morning?
