Cecile McLorin Salvant Quotes
I think when black performers performed in blackface, they were kind of taking back slave songs, but it was still a little bit iffy because they were performing, a lot of times, for white audiences who found it hilarious.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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As long as I have ambition, maybe I can achieve something for my country.
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When I read a script, if I feel it's written with the idea of just bashing other people, then I shy away from it. Sometimes it's some guy coming out with his own hatred, and I don't need to be a part of it.
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If you lined up 10 writers and asked them to write a movie about Steve Jobs, you'd get 10 very different movies.
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Building one space station for everyone was and is insane: we should have built a dozen.
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I desperately want a dog, but I've been told I travel too much, and I'm not allowed to have a dog.
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Artists were nurtured back in the '70s. Their music was developed by the record companies.
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Some children's music is aimed just at kids, and it can be very childlike.
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Whatever the potential pitfalls, banks are increasingly enthusiastic about venture capital, particularly in new companies with strong prospects in fields like health care and technology.
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We have a presidential candidate who's deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesn't make sense to me, because if that was any other person, you'd be in prison. So what is this country really standing for?
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Theater is something that as a performance artist you have to hate.
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I love hiking in Iceland most, there are lots of brilliant paths.
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All I can say is thank God my stepdaughter's favourite band in the whole wide world is The Beatles. We do have dance parties to 'Wannabe' though.
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India has in fact raced ahead, in ways that are more dazzling and more confusing than America is.
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I wanted freedom, open air and adventure. I found it on the sea.
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I think it's really hard for teenage girls in London to just gently... have a life. Everything has to be organised for kids in London - you can't just walk three roads to see a friend.
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My kids are nothing like I remember black kids being when I was a kid.
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I think when black performers performed in blackface, they were kind of taking back slave songs, but it was still a little bit iffy because they were performing, a lot of times, for white audiences who found it hilarious.
