R. B. Kitaj Quotes
A lot of good and regular art gets made because of who you talk to. No one is immune to human contact and art is not made in a vacuum.
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Kids love to look at pictures of themselves.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves. It's always interesting figuring out how that happens.
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I want to ski down Mount Cho Oyu in the Himalayas when I am 85, descending from a height of 8,201 meters.
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I think talent makes me really attracted to someone more than anything.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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I grew up on Bach and Beethoven, and now I'm listening to more modern composers who I can't even name. But since I'm constantly doing music, it's difficult to have that quality time to listen to music and do classical stuff.
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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We adore chaos because we love to produce order.
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I look out at the stadiums full of people and see them all knowing the words to songs I wrote. And curling their hair! I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny. And wonderful.
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Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.
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The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye.
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When I was a kid, there was always food to be had on the street in Jerusalem, but anything above a falafel stand was mediocre or worse.
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I always make a decision, even if it's the wrong one. I hate being confused.
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At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top.
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I know basic things about belly dancing, but not the technicalities; I want to learn it. I want to learn belly dancing.
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And I think it is the genius of actors to be able to escape whatever people are expecting of them. Otherwise you become like a factory worker.
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When you are a singer, you have to nurse yourself and make sure you don't get a cold.
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It made the most sense for us to select Sam Bowie. It was almost a no-brainer.
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Working on the film really made me confront my opinions about change and gentrification.
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Mascara, in general, is just so good if you don't have anything else. It just makes eyes pop.
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I do enjoy battling with Valentino. It doesn't get any better than him and it just feels good to know he's the world champion and it just brings out the best in people to be right there and fighting with him.
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A lot of good and regular art gets made because of who you talk to. No one is immune to human contact and art is not made in a vacuum.
