Michael Eric Dyson Quotes
Body piercing and baggy clothes express identity among black youth, and not just beginning with hip-hop culture. Moreover, young black entrepreneurs like Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs and Russell Simmons have made millions from their clothing lines.
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He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade.
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I really want to have actors contribute their own ideas, with phrasings and ideas on all levels.
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In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.
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I don't want to see blood spewing out but I don't mind it in controlled environment. Does it make me squeamish? No.
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I feel empathy for people who are trapped in a prison of self-consciousness in an uncomfortable way. We can be free, but we're so held back. So perhaps that's why I feel a duty to make my work. I feel liberated when I'm doing it, and I want other people to feel liberated through it.
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You get steely nerves playing poker.
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It used to be that watching a film was a very special occasion, the same way flying was. Before, if you took a flight from New York to L.A., most of the windows would be open. Now, we get on planes and we just close them because we're so used to what it feels like. I think the same thing has happened with cinema.
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I'm a much better mother at 46... than if I were like, 21 or 25.
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I learned Spanish at home and, since half my family doesn't speak English, it's my first language.
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Sure, I have a lot of friends that are actors. Just because I guess I run into a lot of actors in my work.
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There is definitely that thing here a little where people are like 'Oh that Broadway girl has come to Nashville' and I'm like 'Listen you guys, I was singing country before I even got a Broadway show. And I'm from Kentucky.'
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As a runner on a film, you are the lowest of the low, and yet you have incredible access to everyone. I can totally imagine that for actors in the middle of a Hollywood bubble, all they really want is a sense of normality, and that gopher can be a tap for that.
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I've been racketeered on.
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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn't have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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My mom always talks about how hard it was to grow up in a political family. It's always split up, and just - I want to have fun in life. No, politics isn't on the list.
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'Life Aquatic' was the first movie I did, and it's been an incredible adventure since then.
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Dreams must be heeded and accepted. For a great many of them come true.
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A professor is someone who talks in someone else's sleep.
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Being a father is a huge responsibility but a satisfying one.
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There would be no population explosion if people who are trying to keep the wolf from the door wouldn't let the stork fly in through the window.
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Every day is like Halloween or Christmas eve for me. I go to bed, and I'm so excited to get back to work. I'm very lucky that I have a career like that 'cause not many people do.
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I am super-interested in fashion. I love being a person whose clothes get discussed. That makes it more interesting for me.
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Body piercing and baggy clothes express identity among black youth, and not just beginning with hip-hop culture. Moreover, young black entrepreneurs like Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs and Russell Simmons have made millions from their clothing lines.
