Carrie Mae Weems Quotes
Sometimes my work needs to be photographic, sometimes it needs words, sometimes it needs to have a relationship with music, sometimes it needs all three and become a video projection.
Quotes to Explore
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It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
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First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us - especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?
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If there's anything that would unite the world, it would be music.
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We should work with the principle that a work that can be done at a lower level should never be escalated to a higher level.
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I don't believe in sharing my money. If I go out and work my nuts off and make some money, I don't feel that I should have to share it with my community.
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Write every day; never give up; it's supposed to be difficult; try to find some pleasure and reward in the act of writing, because you can't look for praise from editors, readers, or critics. In other words, tips that are much easier to give than to take.
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I still get excited by working with big names. You have that initial moment of, 'Oh my goodness, I'm going to work with Tom Cruise!'
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The 'soul' is one of the words you can use to talk about your innermost being, the essence of who you are.
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The magazine, the daytime show, we've always tried to write affordable, accessible. Those are key words for us, and I do mean us, a huge staff of people at the magazine who love to cook affordable, friendly food that helps families eat better for less.
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I don't think I've had a holiday in my entire life that wasn't about my dad's work.
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I was doing these performance art pop music pieces in the city. And they were a bit on the eccentric side I suppose. So people started to call me Gaga after the Queen song 'Radio Gaga.'
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You don't want to have to come into work on Monday already apologizing. I try to save my apologies for what I've done later in the week.
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I don't plan a career. That doesn't work for me. I just have to go with my gut.
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I missed out on my childhood. I had to work hard, but I was immediately given a place in playback.
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Television has filled the space for actors that really want to make good work and not just make a lot of money and be famous for making a lot of money and being famous.
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It doesn't matter at all for me that I work in hospital or anywhere with limited space. Every day, I'm creating new works with all my might.
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Any story that I can consider worth telling is one that you could tell in words.
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I was on a path that could've really led to disaster, and the one thing for me that really kept me focused and gave me something to believe in and a sense of self-worth and a discipline was music.
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I'm not really into the whole lyrics thing; I just like to make music that people like to listen to.
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I flirted with Rihanna once. It didn't work - but it didn't not work. It didn't go anywhere, but it was a great conversation.
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When there's so much choice, it can get overwhelming and it's hard to make a choice.
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Why will parents use that expression? What right have you to have a favorite child?
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My films are as much concerned with truth as anything in vérité. Maybe more so.
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Sometimes my work needs to be photographic, sometimes it needs words, sometimes it needs to have a relationship with music, sometimes it needs all three and become a video projection.
