Shirley Ann Manson Quotes
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Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.
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I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.
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Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic.
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I get motivated by the fact people are following me, that they want a photo or say 'vamos' or 'Canelo.'
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If I ever feel that acting is just soul-sucking and I don't want to do it anymore, I could stop.
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I just want to make a classic. Classic is the standard. I'm just trying to make music that will last a lifetime.
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I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.
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I pride myself on not being run of the mill. I don't want to be your umpteenth Fantine in 'Les Miz.'
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The worst thing would be for a Canada to develop a Hollywood. This is an industry we are going to have to fight to defend. We have to compete now so productions stay here. We don't want entertainment to be like the steel industry.
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I don't have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look at it as mutilation.
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I'm not trying to be Mr. Universe, but I want to stay in shape.
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You want to know why there's a Texas Rangers? Well, here's the answer. You know how the six-gun came around? Well, here's the answer. You want to know why Mexicans allowed Americans to settle Texas in the first place? It was fear of Comanches.
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I never want to write a book just to tell a story. There is always something deeper going on.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done.
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I don't want to privatise part of the parliament, like some people in Russia.
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I naturally want to be provocative.
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I have a tweet that said, 'I want to be a Calvin Klein model,' and that was in 2011. And then I modeled for Calvin Klein. And then I had a tweet like, 'I wonder what it's like to be in front of thousands of fans,' and I've been in front of thousands of fans.
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Focus comes a lot more easily when you desperately want the results of your own work - nobody else is going to do it for you.
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Don't give anything away. Never make it easy for the guys you are trying to beat.
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The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust.
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I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever.
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Yes, actually I was pretty amazed by the amount of stuff my parents put up with while I was living in their house. They had experienced all that before with older brothers and sisters, so it was fairly strict. The fear-of-God thing was pretty set and I blindly followed it until I reached a certain age. Then I just began questioning my belief system.
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I miss Kentucky, I miss the sound of the cicadas, and I want to come back from time to time.
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Humans all want to beat the clock but nobody ever does.
