Hanya Yanagihara Quotes
What any writer hopes for is that the reader will stick with you to the end of the contract and that there is a level of submission on the reader's part.
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I don't think even one per cent of the people in this world explore more than 10 per cent of all that this world has to offer. That's a shame!
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Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.
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When people think of me, I want them to think of a travel show host who's really funny and good at his job, and I think eventually the CP won't even play into it, or at least that's the goal.
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I didn't have outstanding numbers coming out of college and I'm not 6'6 with 230 lbs.
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It's all about destiny. That's why people look at the zodiac or the I Ching - because there's a certain order to life, and that order has been lived since the beginning of time. No matter what you do, you're going to live inside of it.
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There are no rebels in the cinema business.
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I think 'The Color of Money' was very instrumental in opening up other opportunities. People started to recognize me as an artist after that film. And then, after I did 'Bird,' it was more solidified.
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That's the thing I like about my sound. It's real raw and very unsafe compared to a solid state kind of sound.
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In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me.
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Just because you used one set on one guy and had success doesn't mean you can use that exact set, that exact timing, the next time.
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Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.
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The thing that I took away as an early fan from Bob Dylan was the storytelling aspects. He can tell some wicked stories.
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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The point of writing my name to you is that I see who you are, you see who I am... and that's what it's about.
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Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.
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I'm a huge historical fiction and non-fiction fan.
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I don't care about how much other actors get.
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People don't really want reality. They want theater, and that's different.
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The 'Vanity Fair' article was interesting to do because it was the first time I ever really had the opportunity to be absolutely truthful with a reporter about every aspect of my life.
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I've never been a fan of pretense or procrastination. After all, our state is defined by its independent, outspoken spirit.
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It's really kind of a luxury for an actor to have the opportunity to show such different types of characters. I actually left 'Cowboys & Aliens' and went straight into 'The Change-Up.' It was kind of a funny change of pace.
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There are deaths in public places on the grounds that the victim is gay.
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Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'
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What any writer hopes for is that the reader will stick with you to the end of the contract and that there is a level of submission on the reader's part.
