Regina Spektor Quotes
I care so much about making things that are useful for people to have and listen to, but I don't care so much that I won't do whatever the hell I want. It's just one of those things.
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I've actually changed my view of Los Angeles. When I was younger, I hated it, because I thought it was fake and superficial. As I've gotten older, I've found that to be absolutely true, but I don't care.
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I think with girlfriends, you always want your girlfriends to make the decisions for themselves, not based on a boy, not based on anything other than, 'Is this what you want?' Is this you know what you want to do?' And that's real support to me.
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People believe what they want to believe.
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My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
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I'm just a musician and a record producer.
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I feel nothing can push you till the time you want to get pushed.
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There are some seminal things that happened in the '70s for me: Billy Joel and Jackson 5.
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To be honest, accents are one of those things for me, personally, that usually come quite naturally by just listening to the people.
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I was so scared of the water when I was little. I used to grab onto Mum's hand to get out of the pool. I did not even want to shower.
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I decide intuitively what I want to do. When directors like Imtiaz Ali, Ayan Mukerji, Anurag Basu and Anurag Kashyap, who have stories to tell, come to me, why would I not be a part of it?
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You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.
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I was just as voracious a writer as I was a reader.
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But I really believe that you don't do music because you want to, you do it because you have to.
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In my opinion, whenever you get two guys who want to fight each and two guys who want to be in a good fight, you let them fight.
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I'm almost numb to misogyny at this point. It's just everywhere.
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I don't let things go unless I'm ready for them to go.
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I didn't want to be treated like a 'star.' I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.
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My generation of Americans was the first to really care about racism and sexism, not to mention the I Ching, plus, of course, the Earth.
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And I want to rock your gypsy soul Just like way back in the days of old And magnificently we will fold into the mystic
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It just meant a lot because it's something I've always wanted to do. I've always wanted to be a Senior National Champ. I was Junior National Champ in 2002, so now to be the senior champ is great.
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I can write pretty much anywhere if you give me time and some quiet. The home is not usually the best place because I have four children. It's usually pandemonium around here!
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I never have written a movie, but there are some bad movies out there. I can make one. I definitely want to get into that because that's how you, at my level, would get a lead in a movie - by writing a low budget thing for myself. So I gotta get to it.
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I care so much about making things that are useful for people to have and listen to, but I don't care so much that I won't do whatever the hell I want. It's just one of those things.
