Aidy Boothroyd Quotes
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The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.
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Inspired by Alex Haley's 'Roots,' at the age of 11 I began a handwritten Middle Passage story called 'Lawdy, Lawdy, Make Us Free.' I was raised by civil rights activists with a very strong sense of racial history and consciousness.
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I don't ever take anything for granted.
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I always wanted pink hair.
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I could find faults with all my albums because that's just a part of being an artist - it's hard being a human being, isn't it?
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Novelists want to be published and need a publisher to decide to print 20,000 copies. So you need to entertain on some level. I want to reach out and connect.
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I would never try to invalidate someone's opinion of something or the feelings something makes them feel.
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Nothing is an obstacle unless you say it is.
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I have been in teen shows for years, so doing that stuff - kissing - is kind of commonplace and not a big deal. It was way more cool just because it was Meg Ryan.
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I don't find it hard to direct myself. I can easily think of me as a horrible performer or a good performer. I work with actors who cannot stand watching or looking at themselves, which is not my case. I can have an eye and perspective on whether I'm terrible or good enough for me.
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Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
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All my books reflect travel adventures of some kind, and all have a soul: a spiritual or mystical underpinning.
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It gets quite difficult for me when I listen to pop music. I don't often understand the words, but when someone translates them to me, I think, 'What is this song representing? That women are just there to be treated like objects?'
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When we were in D.C. my daddy used to cut his hair with a bowl. Crucial. If you're African, Haitan, Jamaican or even more poor than the people in the project, you'll know about that.
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In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous.
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Appreciate your heart; really know how to take care of your heart.
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'On the Road' is another one of those, a film in which the audience has a very clear idea of who they think your character is, so you know you are asking for it. But that's the challenge.
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The proposed Bush regulations put politics above the health care needs of Americans.
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He who fears death has already lost the life he covets.
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I've discovered that I value simplicity above all in dressing. I don't like anything I wear to be too complicated or fussy.
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Being charismatic doesn't make you a leader. Being a leader makes you charismatic.
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In Washington I'm thought of as a conservative, but in Tennessee I'm thought of as a Bolshevik.
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On current form, both teams will probably lose.
