Owen Wister Quotes
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Some of us are lucky enough to choose what we wear, and some of us don't have that luxury, but we all are communicating something to the world around us by what we wear, no matter if it's sweatpants or a tuxedo.
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It's very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it's merely about combining ingredients, but that's something you can do with your eyes closed.
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You can't get AIDS from a hug or a handshake or a meal with a friend.
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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If it helped you get your music off the ground, I'm glad you done it.
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There's the person that's the addict, and then there's the person that's who you are.
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You CAN have it all. You just can't have it all at once.
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Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and lets you improvise and create a character while the camera is rolling.
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You know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults.
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Whatever your image is, it's probably not you, but it affords you the freedom to live up to it.
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You know once you get in the business you know what you're getting into.
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Only in your imagination can you revise.
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Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.
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Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.
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I'm just a kid from Bronx who got lucky.
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Some people are instantly brilliant. The Kenneth Branaghs of this world are ready-formed actors at 23 - he has used his success in lots of different ways - but there are people out there for whom acting is: 'Ooh, I can get on the telly and be famous.'
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I believe the old boys' network is a powerful one. No one gives up power and privilege willingly, do they?
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However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed.
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I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local politicians, so I would hang out with them on Election Day and hand out buttons. Somehow, even though they were opposite, I loved Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. I thought they were the coolest guys!
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How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work.
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When you can't have what you choose, you just choose what you have.
