Garth Risk Hallberg Quotes
I always thought I was going to be a great poet, and go and live in New York, where the great poets lived - you know, where Whitman had walked the streets.

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You don't have to be desperate. Never be desperate. That is my slogan.
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I really like 'Roar' and 'Dark Horse.' 'Dark Horse' I really like, and I feel I would sing that in the bathroom; I would buy that album, and I think Katy Perry's amazing!
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Jenna's traveled with me; they've both traveled with their dad. This is the only time they've been old enough in all of their dad's campaigns to really be involved in.
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I'm not the biggest comic book fan.
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I did almost two years on 'One Life to Live,' so I was thinking, 'Oh yeah, I'm an actor now.'
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The 20th century was a test bed for big ideas - fascism, communism, the atomic bomb.
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The most amazing set where I've shot 'Game of Thrones' is definitely Croatia, in Dubrovnik. It's such a stunning country with lots of good watersports there as well. Just a beautiful, beautiful place.
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If I'm trying to rebound after a bad hole, I just go back to tempo and process and rhythm, and I cling to my routine.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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Nobody really believes in equality anyway.
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Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don't do their best work under conditions of control.
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One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.
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I'm a cynic about corporate democracy and boards.
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At 93, I'm not looking forward to fame and fortune.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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You always care about your teammates, and you care about the game.
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I like to play 'Battleship,' and I also like 'Wordle' on iPhone. These are good things to play while you're on set. 'Words with Friends' is also great.
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Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.
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We're such imperfect beings. I think that's more often the case than not.
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I love incredibly imaginative, speculative sci-fi.
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I couldn't live a week without a private library - indeed, I'd part with all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I'd let go of the 1500 or so books I possess.
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Sooner or later, the great men turn out to be all alike. They never stop working. They never lose a minute. It is very depressing.
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Fracking is an incredible risk to the human race, I don't know why they even thought of doing it.
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I always thought I was going to be a great poet, and go and live in New York, where the great poets lived - you know, where Whitman had walked the streets.