Chang-Rae Lee Quotes
There is secrecy and betrayal but that's more part and parcel of the kind of anguish that the people go through. And maybe that's modes of survival, rather than modes of consciousness.
Quotes to Explore
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In the country, it feels like you don't have control over nature anymore - nature is in control of you.
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I know the pressures of being the daughter of a great actress. But it's inspiring. You learn so much that other people don't get to learn until later on. My father being a director, I learnt a real work ethic.
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My agenda is not to reassure anybody outside Lebanon.
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It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor when I got out into civilian life.
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Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.
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It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low life that they didn't merit their name in the Radio Times. Now people are interested in being famous. I never gave it a thought.
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Hopefully, there's a place in music for Tinted Windows. If we're really trying to be iconic, we should just stop right now. If one of us could die, that would also help. But I don't think anybody wants that gig.
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I've grown up a lot, I'm on my own, and I've learned some valuable life lessons.
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We've all seen 'Jewing it up' performances. They are about as miserable to watch as as 'camping it up' performances when representing gays.
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The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting in above-average effort.
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Topshop is the best. I don't know how I'd live without it. Most of my clothes are from there.
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As someone who started in the digital background, it's an easier, better, faster platform to bounce off of. You already have so much momentum, and you already have the experience. You're already comfortable being in front of the camera.
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I just started playing guitar and started singing and started working on this act that I would call 'Don McLean' when I was probably in high school.
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I like to pretend that I'm a tough guy. It's kind of an admission of defeat if I have to ask for help - or even kindness. But if it doesn't come, at some point I snap and demand it.
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When I was young and easily outraged, I would be upset when every fictional character I created was somehow reduced to 'autobiography.'
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I don't think that 'Hannah' garnered a whole lot of respect from certain people.
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I'm still a very big fan of Fiona Apple.
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I think surprises make TV entertaining.
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The personal threat is something that's always been a part of our lives.
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Our subconscious works in metaphors, stories, and word play. That's why a particular story or movie may mean more to some people than to others. Have you considered why you quest for this tale now?
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Sane people did what their neighbors did, so that if any lunatics were at large, one might know and avoid them.
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If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.
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Someone has to be the villain. I'm the most villainized player right now. People don't like me.
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There is secrecy and betrayal but that's more part and parcel of the kind of anguish that the people go through. And maybe that's modes of survival, rather than modes of consciousness.
