Hari Kunzru Quotes
I realized I had a novel on my hands, but didn't know where it was going to go. So I thought, 'I'm going to do everything that you're not supposed to do when you plan a novel; I'm going to step back and let this thing take itself wherever it wants to go, and I'm not going to worry about how things connect until later on.'
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Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out.
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A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
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I think that when you decide to dedicate yourself to creative endeavors and surround yourself with people who are creative, you very quickly learn how hard it is to survive doing those kinds of things, not to mention make a living at them.
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If I get in a dark spot, I'll listen to some Adele and cry about it.
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If I could look like anyone, it would be Jamie Redknapp - even up close, he's amazing.
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What is feminism? Simply the belief that women should be as free as men, however nuts, dim, deluded, badly dressed, fat, receding, lazy, and smug they might be.
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There's a time and place for everything. You're younger, you might want to go to clubs and kick it, but as you get older, you start seeing that life has more meaning to it. The people that you love are the people you want to start trusting and start wanting them to trust you and start respecting them.
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It's nice not to be too boring.
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I haven't actually studied acting at all.
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I will never forget the will of the people who believed in me wherever I went during the election campaign.
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In the future, I'd like to see paleontology as a whole get a lot more quantitative.
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The ANC party from time to time comes with legislation which, if accepted and if not nullified by the constitution of court, would have the effect of undermining the constitution and eroding its values.
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I think that's one of the most unique and potentially powerful things about reddit - people come for the news, and stay for the community.
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I'd have loved to have appeared in 'Absolutely Fabulous' - that's one of my favourite shows.
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On paper I would be a rather bold individual in our culture.
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I built Kosovo for 10 years.
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I've taken my clothes off enough in my career.
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The Metropolitan Opera, of course, is the gold standard in opera. The Met experience includes the huge stage, the vast audience, the elaborate sets. Anyone who saw 'Faust' there - I did - knows exactly what hell is like, complete with fire, smoke and terror.
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Putting out music as it's made, versus holding it until an album's finished, allows me to be more timely and maintain balance.
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My records do not require a lot of thought of 'What is this?' and 'What is that?' That would be too contrived for me.
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I used to never feel pressure to be creative; it's always just been a fun thing. And then suddenly, it's my job, and people are asking, 'Where's the record?'
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I realized I had a novel on my hands, but didn't know where it was going to go. So I thought, 'I'm going to do everything that you're not supposed to do when you plan a novel; I'm going to step back and let this thing take itself wherever it wants to go, and I'm not going to worry about how things connect until later on.'
