Rachel Kushner Quotes
Art is something special because it can come up with a way of approaching the truth that is a little to the side.
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My parents came to see me in a play at Eton when I was 16. And then, when I said I wanted to try for drama school, they knew there was enough passion there for them to be brave and back me.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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You can be anything. You could be the President of the United States or the inventor of the next Internet or a ninja cardio-thoracic surgeon poet, which would be awesome because you would be the first one.
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Live TV has an amazing pace to it. You've got to be able to think quick, make changes last minute, and be funny and fast.
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One of the most precious parts of acting is the work before you show up on the set, the time you spend being with your character before you bring that character to life. To me, that's the most rewarding part of it all. It feels very good to show up on a set just knowing that's with you.
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One of the problems with posing a 'bold new plan' is that you can't just extrapolate from previous plans.
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I was into basketball, but then once I found contact sports, it was over. I never played basketball again in my life.
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Judges can determine fair justice far better than any inane federal mandate.
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I spent my entire childhood with my father. I started my first business at 16, and we became business partners. He's not just a mentor and somebody that I look up to, but he's also someone whom I took work ethic and determination and all of those qualities from.
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Librarians have always stood up for writers and readers in every kind of community across this country.
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It's good to be busy on a film set because there is a lot of sitting around, so if you've got two roles to play at one time, then that's great to do.
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If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart.
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I used to draw and make plastic figurines and watch 'Wallace and Gromit' films.
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I love dogs. I have a Golden Doodle and an Alaskan Klee Kai.
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In the right context, you can make ugly sounds, different sounds feel right at home.
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At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism.
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If you only write when the muse strikes, you won't get anything done. You have to write consistently, when your schedule says you should. And that's hard.
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I love New York. Love it.
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Jeans fit the mature male one of two ways, both dirigible in nature. You make a public impression that's either Hindenburg or Goodyear blimp.
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I try not to repeat myself too often, but it's a gamble. 'Fred Claus' had three Oscar winners in it. No business - it was a bad movie.
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I do not document anything, I give an interpretation.
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People love teen movies because everyone can relate.
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Art is something special because it can come up with a way of approaching the truth that is a little to the side.
