Bethany Cosentino (Best Coast) Quotes
Advice I would give to anyone trying to find their own personal style: don't copy anybody, just be yourself, and make your own trends.
Quotes to Explore
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There's nothing unnatural in creation.
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I am not a person to be pressured - by anybody or any nation.
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I would enjoy having dinner with the poet/playwright Derek Walcott.
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None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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Come on, we would be foolish to say that there's never been African-American leads in some capacity, people of color in some capacity, leading shows or what have you. But it hasn't happened enough and in a manner that is an accurate reflection of the world that we live in.
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Yes, The Persuaders, that was great fun because one of my favourite actors is Roger Moore.
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Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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Hollywood has its own way of telling stories. I was just telling stories that I was familiar with. And it's what I want to do in the future: I want to take my audio cinema and put it on the screen.
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All of the people are the dependents of Allah.
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To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness.
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When Pixar calls and says, 'Hey, you wanna be in a Pixar movie?' you don't do a lot of contemplating!
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When all else fails, dress beautifully and throw your food.
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A transition, by definition, means you start in one place and finish in another.
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I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.
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The autodecrement is not magical.
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I will never, never ever sing on stage, but when I'm in the studio, I do sing melody lines. When I'm working with singer-songwriters, and I hear melodies, I can guide them. I will be like, 'Oh no, do this this this.' But you will never hear my voice on a Martin Garrix track.
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In Salford, we had fish in our tap water. I remember, one hot summer day, running to the toilet at playtime and dunking our heads in a sink full of water. I remember putting my head in and seeing all these little fish in it.
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You can act, or you can't. I'm sure a lot of people who are serious about acting would disagree, but I'm not really worried about them.
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I'm a secret interior decorator. There's a mural on my dining room wall of the railroad tracks at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. I love having my hometown with me out here in California.
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Comedy is an amazing calling. Once you get that first laugh, it's hard to turn away. Then, of course, you're hooked and you have to learn how to survive in the business.
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The present in New York is so powerful that the past is lost.
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I don't think movies or television have any basis in reality at all. It's all just pretend. That's what's fun about it.
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Advice I would give to anyone trying to find their own personal style: don't copy anybody, just be yourself, and make your own trends.
