Hari Kunzru Quotes
Some books I've kept because the binding is beautiful - I'm unlikely ever to read my grandmother's copy of 'The Life of Lord Nelson.' I'm addicted to secondhand bookshops.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.
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Israel can't be the only country in the Western world not to have freedom of religion.
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I like being my age. I kind of have a political thing about it.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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Every time I go to Comic-Con, I'm jacked. I want to dress up and walk the floor and answer questions, because I'm excited about it. It's like making new friends.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.
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D.C. is where I started. That's home for me. I always love coming back to the area. They treat me so well, and people show up. They're excited and claim me as their own. I love it.
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Antimatter is not a source of energy for us, it's a method of storing energy, compact but inefficient.
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You want a career? Do that first. You don't want to have kids? Then don't. You don't want to get married? Then don't. But once you do something, you've got to know that there is compromise.
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My wife will tell you that if you feel my hands before I walk on for a performance, you could chill a bottle of wine.
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My creativity all comes from the same place. I wear one very comfortable, large hat.
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My brother was a big marathoner. He was a great collegiate runner at Beloit College. He won his conference's races, and he did tons of marathons. I would go out and run with him every once in a while just to hang out with him.
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I get really excited about other female acts. I feel inspired when I see another women succeeding in music because it makes me realize that if they can do it, I can do it.
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I knew I wanted considerable education so that I wouldn't have to work as hard as my parents.
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If I had taken a doctoral degree, it would have stifled any writing capacity.
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I have never understood why the politicians who are most eager to send soldiers into harm's way are always depicted as their most ardent friends.
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I don't really remember much about Kosovo. I only remember growing up in London, where my parents had to basically start from scratch.
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My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It's when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place.
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I don't bring my life into a character at all.
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That is why it's so fun to make movies... you get to do lots of things you would never do in your normal life.
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Some books I've kept because the binding is beautiful - I'm unlikely ever to read my grandmother's copy of 'The Life of Lord Nelson.' I'm addicted to secondhand bookshops.
