Noma Dumezweni Quotes
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I try and spend a lot of time with my kids. I try and have fun with my kids. I try to put father time in there.
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On the Internet, inside information is currency, and there will always be counterfeiters among us.
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Everyone's like sheep on social media; like, one person starts making noise, and everyone's like, 'Hey, yeah!' and then you got a whole bunch of people making noise at you.
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When I first put out music, people didn't know what I looked like. They called it a new type of something; they couldn't put a genre on it - it was where indie and urban kind of meet in the middle. I thought that was quite exciting.
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I feel like my story would've been different had I had a chance to play with Bron when I was 18. I've thought about it countless times.
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Stand-up will always be my first love, and it has been the primary way I've expressed myself since I was 17.
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It's the fans that need spring training. You gotta get 'em interested. Wake 'em up and let 'em know that their season is coming, the good times are gonna roll.
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I know that I have to give testimony about all the things I lived, but I need time.
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Writing never comes easy. The difference between Page 2 and Page Nothing is the difference between life and death.
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The best advice my dad ever gave me is that acting is believing. Acting is not acting. It isn't putting on a face and dancing around in a mask. It's believing that you are that character and playing him as if it were a normal day in the life of that character.
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Labor is the source of all wealth and all culture.
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Know your target audience. Always keep them at the forefront of your mind. Understand their lifestyle and what they are looking for. Gather their feedback and use it to tailor your approach. The voice of the consumer is an essential input into the development of any fashion business or blog.
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I'm a serial monogamist.
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That was my dream, to compete against the best surfers in the best waves. But as a kid, it all seemed so unattainable. It was this big dream, but deep down I never thought it could really happen. But my parents always believed I could do it, and they helped me get through all the stages and take all the right steps.
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Doubts never end. If one doubt is removed, another takes its place. It is like removing the leaves of a tree one by one. Even if all the leaves are clipped off, new ones grow. The tree itself must be uprooted.
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Like every Southern writer, I thought that I needed to write the next 'Gone With the Wind.'
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So many songwriters peak in their early 20s because they're living off their passions.
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I like to do my principal research in bars, where people are more likely to tell the truth or, at least, lie less convincingly than they do in briefings and books.
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Sometimes the characters I find the most compelling are in independent movies. With independent scripts people can take more challenges.
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Telecoms is a national business. There isn't a European market. There's no Telecom Italia in France.
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I continued writing the bad plays which fortunately nobody would produce, just as no one did me the unkindness of publishing my early novels.
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I try to get to the heart of the issue, address it, and go on to the next thing.
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Jill Clayburgh's life so closely paralleled mine, I feel as though a part of me lived a little through her and died a little with her.
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However popular you are, you still feel like an outsider.
