Carine Roitfeld Quotes
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When you make a living from something, it changes your relationship with it.
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If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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If it helped you get your music off the ground, I'm glad you done it.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films.
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If you're going on a plane journey, you're more likely to take one of my stories than 'Finnegan's Wake.'
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Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.
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It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.
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You break her heart, I'll break your neck.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.
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For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
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Women have to be active listeners and interrupters - but when you interrupt, you have to know what you are talking about.
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Working for a magazine, you have a boss; you are not free.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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You'd be surprised how hard it can often be to translate an action into an idea.
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I've heard people say in the U.N. community among mediators they don't like women as mediators because they're too quick to compromise.
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I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.
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I think the gay community, just like anybody, should be represented in all forms and all types.
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I love edgy comedy. 'Coming to America' still gets me and 'Friday.' I watch old Richard Pryor stand-up on VHS, too.
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The systematic murder of Christians in the Middle East is a horrible atrocity, and all of us should be united against it. Likewise, we should speak with one voice against the persecution of Jews, usually being carried out by the very same jihadist radicals.
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If you listen too much, you won't be able to create.
