Karen Black Quotes
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business.
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I can go all over the world with Skype.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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In my case, I write in the past because I'm not really part of the present. I have nothing valid to say about anything current, though I have something to say about what existed then.
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If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
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I can barely turn on my computer!
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Once you give up rights, they're not going to give them back.
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You know once you get in the business you know what you're getting into.
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When you negotiate with terrorists, you get more terror.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.
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When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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What I like about the EMAs is that you will never know what happens.
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Even though things happen by accident, you also unconsciously choose things that help you.
Nastassja Kinski -
At the end of the day it doesn't matter which group is most oppressed or whether they are identically oppressed, what matters is that no group be oppressed.
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I've always loved soul, R&B, doo-wop and blues, and I've wanted to make a record like that for years.
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I don't really think of myself as a folk singer.
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If you can write it, I can be it.
