Benjamin Alire Saenz Quotes
And he raised his arm like he was going to slap her. But he stopped himself. Yolie looked at him, and Andrés swore her eyes were knives and she was cutting him up like he was a piece of paper. And right then, at that moment, he loved Yolie, loved her with all his heart.
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Whenever there were parties, I wasn't invited because I began to be like that character. In a way, that contributed to the success of the performance.
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I'm a huge fan of 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of my favorite shows.
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There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems; it's just one, and it's education.
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I try to give the appearance that I have it all together and that I know what I'm talking about, but at the end of the day, I think I might be full of crap.
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I want any kid who listens to my music to see that I am confident with all elements of my personality that I can't change.
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It is not empty rhetoric to talk of the Free World.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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On 'Paranormal Activity,' it worked to my advantage not to have much of a crew, but on a bigger movie, where you have to work with a larger group of people who basically become your second family for a few months, it can be a great experience. Even though all of my projects are small scale compared to most Hollywood productions.
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Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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Albania is going through a deep crisis because it lacks the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and freedom of the media. I don't think if we stop protesting the problem is solved.
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Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here.
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I kind of always struggled writing in Malay, because Malay is such a beautiful language. And it gets really hard, you know, if you want to make it into a song. You have to make it sound beautiful, use the right words.
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I thought martial arts was going to help me with my movies and TV stuff, but I realized it would not.
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Most of my ideas come from drawing patterns across conversations I have with different types of people - technology investors, young fashion design students, a CEO. This variety is stimulating and offers many different perspectives on the things I am thinking about.
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What I've discovered and try to integrate into my show is when you're up there, and you are loud and more visible, you're setting a tone for how people can behave and how they can feel comfortable behaving.
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I don't think I will go for an arranged marriage, but I am not against arranged marriages.
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I only photograph myself at poignant moments in my life as a check of where I am and how large my thighs are.
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If a writer doesn't do anything but give a new word to his language and, from there, maybe to other languages, I think that writer redefines the world.
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You may not be able to read a doctor's handwriting and prescription, but you'll notice his bills are neatly typewritten.
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If you can figure out what their motivation is, then you're ahead of the game. I think that's why a lot of people who are in this industry don't have a lot of friends - but have a lot of acquaintances - because you never know what everyone's ulterior motives are.
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Working with kids can be tricky because they can be pretty unpredictable.
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My experience is, I do a table reading, and it's literally like it's written in colossal neon lights what's wrong with the screenplay.
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One must strike the right balance between speed and quality.
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And he raised his arm like he was going to slap her. But he stopped himself. Yolie looked at him, and Andrés swore her eyes were knives and she was cutting him up like he was a piece of paper. And right then, at that moment, he loved Yolie, loved her with all his heart.
