Noma Dumezweni Quotes
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There were a couple of things I needed to do while I was in New York. One was to have a pizza pie, one was to get a tattoo... and the other was to get a Yankees hat.
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Americans want to believe that we are a nation of laws, and no one is above them, including the president. Mr. Trump's and his associates' actions during his campaign and during his brief time in office are extremely troubling.
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Steve Jobs has been right twice. The first time we got Apple. The second time we got NeXT. The Macintosh ruled. NeXT tanked. Still, Jobs was right both times.
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A right balance between music and lyrics is important. Music complements lyrics.
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It's super trippy coming to America because we know everything about it - from music and film. I know what a Southern accent sounds like; I know what a New York accent sounds like.
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I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
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My books have contradictions all the time - and people are fine with that.
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The novelist, he's not a philosopher, not a technician of spoken language. He's someone who writes, above all, and through the novel asks questions.
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If I'm not interested in a woman, I'm straight-forward. Right after sex, I usually say, 'I can't do this anymore. Thanks for coming over!'
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I love what I do, so it's not tiring. If I worked at a computer or drove a truck, I'd be dead in a week.
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I have more to say as a writer than from behind a wok.
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By 1946, I knew Detroit was the best hockey city in the Original Six.
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I don't get hung up on weight.
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Hollywood is a community that's so inbred, it's a wonder the children have any teeth.
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I don't know, I like the word sassy.
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Behind every easy role, there is a lot of hard work that goes in.
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I'd never hurt another person.
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I would go to cosmetics counters and buy two or three foundations and powders, and then go home and mix them before I came up with something suitable for my undertones.
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If I ever get out of here, thought of giving it all away to a registered charity.
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The majority of my family is Auburn fans, and I grew up watching Auburn football, and that's always who I've cheered for.
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Shy is the oyster, fervent is the clam, peaceful is the ocean floor rocked by the sands of time.
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When I worked on Altar Boys, they wanted to see us having fun. The four of us would have fun on set and steal each other's lines, and mess with the director.
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Yes, prices go up in health care. They have been doing so for 80 straight years.
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Family - it's all about family. Families feeling safe and finding your safe place.
