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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This day showed us that we are all completely voyeurs greedy for thrilling entertainment no matter if this is real or not.
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I'm making it up as I go along, like everyone else. There probably are some actors who are quite methodical or at least take their time about what particular footholds to find on the rocks next. There are always choices, even when you're not getting seen, for how to spend your time. It's only after 10 years that I got any kind of traction at all.
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I left school at 16 and my mother got me a job as a trainee wine taster. But one day I followed some girls into St Martin's art school and saw a voluptuous woman sitting on a stool being sketched. I decided to get myself fired.
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Economics is not a discipline that comes to correct answers - economies are too complex.
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When you put on the headset, you want to be tricked; you want your mind to believe you are actually teleported to this new virtual place.
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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.
