Rick Rubin Quotes
I've always been an outsider. When I did magic, I was the only kid. When I worked with Johnny Cash, I was completely out of place in Nashville. And when I started Def Jam, I was the only white guy in the hip-hop world.
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I started as a teenager going up on commercials.
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I had a bit of a male menopause. It started at the age of 18 and continued until I was 45.
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I did a sitcom with Desi Arnaz Jr. in a pilot called 'Whacked Out.' We were bombing, and Lucille Ball grabbed the mic and started berating the audience.
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I've basically worked as a journalist and a writer.
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I started at Pixar the month 'Monsters Inc.' came out.
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I started gigging when I was about 16, and I was way too young to be in the clubs.
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Hip-hop was started on groups.
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Up until I started on YouTube, my first love was musical theater.
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I started playing the trumpet when I was about eight.
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For cubic U I didn't know how it all got started at all.
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My absolute favorite meal in Nashville is sweet-potato pancakes at Pancake Pantry.
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When I initially started acting, all I wanted to do was to be in one movie. That's it. That was my goal.
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What I learned was that celebrities come to me with a preconceived notion. They think I'm fun, or they've worked with me, or they know me, or we've met. So there's a lot of backstuff on the 'Vicki!' show.
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I started modeling when I was 13 or 14, I think.
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He started pushing to make birdies and you don't do that when you're down.
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I've tried singing like somebody else, and it never worked for me. The only thing that has ever worked for me was me being me, so either you love it or not.
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I started rapping when I was about 12 or 13, just playing around with it.
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I started writing songs at age 15.
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Look at the walls of Pompeii. That's what got the internet started.
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all outcast peoples struggle to be recognized as individuals. The damage of oppression is that it robs you of your individuality. You're just a faggot. Or whatever - fill in the blank. Everything you do is seen through the prism of your gayness or your womanness or your blackness by some people.
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Senator Obama's support among hardworking Americans - white Americans - is weakening.
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Promising too much can be as cruel as caring too little.
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I'm taking my time. I feel much more confident, and every day I feel like I'm getting better.
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I've always been an outsider. When I did magic, I was the only kid. When I worked with Johnny Cash, I was completely out of place in Nashville. And when I started Def Jam, I was the only white guy in the hip-hop world.
