Cassandra Wilson Quotes
I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.
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I had an interest in Scandinavian countries because I'd never seen snow.
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I've never had to explain 'Prometheus' to people, ever. Most people get it.
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I feel that Christian music is a subculture directed towards the Christians. It's not really being exposed to non-Christians and it's not really created for non-Christians, so non-Christians almost never hear any of this music.
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We never see ourselves as others see us.
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My family never owned a home. We leased.
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Proclaiming a sexual preference is something that straight men never really have to bother with.
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Freedom is never given; it is won.
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My speech is really important to me, but the thing is at the moment it can't be more important than my singing. Until I'm an established name all over the world, my speech won't be more important than my music.
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I was always more interested in my books and my writing than going out. It's OK to say I'm a nerd. That's me.
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I won't take my religion from any man who never works except with his mouth.
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In Malaysia, we have a lot of divas, like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey singers. And they were all so so talented, just very talented. For example, there's this one jazz singer, her name is Sheila Majid, and I was always singing her songs.
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I've never worried about life's big questions.
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You could take away the singing, and I am fine. But don't take away my gift of writing. It is the best way I can relate and express what I am feeling and what I am going through.
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The European girls, like the Russians, tend to stick together, but there's never any rivalry. Sometimes there's a little bit of tension with the older girls because they might feel a little threatened by the younger models, but it's not between personalities.
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I used to want to be in 'Downton' because I had never been in a period drama, but then I did 'The Suspicions of Mr Whicher' and had to wear one of those frocks and... I didn't feel very comfortable.
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What made 'American Idol' different from 'The Voice' and all these other singing competitions... 'American Idol' just gave regular old normal people like me and like Trent a chance.
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I've never experienced writer's block. When it's going really well, my body temperature goes up, and I'm flushed. I get quite delirious.
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I never got down with conveying a larger-than-life vibe.
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We never thought it would be something everyone would listen to. We never thought people who listen to Britney Spears would run to listen to it. It was intended for people on the fanatical side of production and hi-fi.
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I love the whole process for each new album. The writing, the touring, everything. For me, it never gets old.
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Music has always been a huge passion in my life. I've just had such success with my acting that it's really been right alongside of it, and I've always been writing and playing and singing.
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I was really into my studies and wanted to be a doctor.
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There's a couple of movie parts that I can't remember. There was always something kind of lurking, because when 'The Office' started, I wasn't a regular. You're a guest star, so they don't really need you. They didn't say that, but I've seen the show - with or without me, it's still funny.
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I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.
