O. R. Melling Quotes
When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must believe one of two things: either there will be ground to stand on, or you will be given wings to fly.
Quotes to Explore
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Graffiti has an interesting relationship to the broader world of hip-hop: It's part of the culture, but also in a weird way a stepchild of the culture.
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You go to a theater now and you literally see parents watching the movie and they suddenly cover their kid's ears. I figured I'd make one movie where they didn't have to do this.
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My films are of paramount importance to me, the same as my family. That's not going to change. This is a balance I have to strike throughout my life.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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You have this ability in hip hop to be invincibly cool, and that is a part of G-Eazy.
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I've always moved between media. Some ideas just work better in some media than others.
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My mom is incredibly stylish, and she gets it from my grandmother. I feel like I can't live up to how chic they are as women. They are great role models for aging gracefully, and that's a thing that is very key that I try to always emulate.
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Oh God, my choice of film has never depended on the hero. In fact, you will see that some of my categorical mistakes had nothing to do with the hero in it.
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I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.
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There are a few players who don't like to think about the game.
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I thought I'd be doing weird, Off Broadway theater after I graduated.
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Jessica Lange was my biggest crush when I was a kid.
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A definition of poetry can only determine what poetry should be and not what poetry actually was and is; otherwise the most concise formula would be: Poetry is that which at some time and some place was thus named.
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If a person studies too much and exhausts his reflective powers, he will be confused, and will not be able to apprehend even that which had been within the power of his apprehension. For the powers of the body are all alike in this respect.
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My mom and I have always been really close. She's always been the friend that was always there. There were times when, in middle school and junior high, I didn't have a lot of friends. But my mom was always my friend. Always.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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Fallible characters are more interesting than superheroes in the end.
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The most important thing is posture: when you get old, it's the way you walk, the way you stand, that shows it.
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One thing I am sure of is that I won't judge a dance reality show.
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I'm the opposite of those writers who believe that my work is sacrosanct and cannot be touched.
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I believe that any violation of privacy is nothing good.
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This sounds cheesy but when I would get in discussions with people about religion or spirituality, a lot of people would say, "I believe God is nature, there's God in that tree" - and I would think, What the hell are they on about? But it was about four or five years ago in Hawaii where that all made sense to me and I got it all, and I felt God was in the trees and in the grass and the flowers, and I completely understood.
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Your real wealth can be measured not by what you have but by who you are.
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When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must believe one of two things: either there will be ground to stand on, or you will be given wings to fly.
