Ed O'Brien Quotes
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I just love vintage. I have far too many vintage dresses.
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I think people appreciate honesty.
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I love Quentin Tarantino; I love Harmony Korine, Larry Clarke.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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My dad's one of the funniest men in the world. I grew up with him making me laugh so much I'd beg him to stop.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.
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I'm an artist at heart.
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I'm so bad at baseball, I can't even hit now.
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Write for yourself. That's it. And write every day.
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There's a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world.
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You wouldn't recognize me from one project to the next.
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I hardly ever write when I'm just feeling great.
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I have a degree in European history, which didn't necessarily have any direct impact on my career, but I'm grateful I studied something other than acting in college.
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Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.
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Unfortunately, the public might not know that we get a script usually two days before shooting. So sometimes I'm shooting an episode and don't even know how it's going to end because I haven't read that yet.
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A Constitution should be short and obscure.
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I've always sung in choirs and acapella groups, but when I was in college, I finally started writing songs and playing with a band, and that ignited a desire to do it full time and pour everything I had into it.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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I used to believe that hurting would make you more alive to the hurting of others. I used to believe in feeling bad because somebody else did. Now I'm not so sure of either.
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I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England as an outsider, did give me an ability to see the country in a slightly detached way. I suppose I was made aware of what Englishness actually is because I only became immersed in it later in life.
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As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer.
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Great cultural changes begin in affectation and end in routine.
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It is fantastic to be found in a foreign country.
