Ira Sachs Quotes
I realize I have strength as an artist and professional by embracing my difference instead of what makes me the same.
Quotes to Explore
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I can't bear art that you can walk round and admire. A book should be either a bandit or a rebel or a man in the crowd.
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'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.
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It's hard for me to talk about Dom right now because I am Dom right now. So it's a really strange exercise to try to reflect on something that I am at the moment. But I guarantee you that when I'm done with the movie and you ask me that question, I'll be able to give you something insightful.
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I would love to do some theater.
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I don't believe that intelligence can be reduced to a number, frankly. But I can see how doing exactly that produces a useful sorting mechanism in our society in order to separate children into categories of promising and doomed. The tests seem arbitrary and without real scientific value and yet have lasting consequences.
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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 have seen in my life, I have struggled so much. I did not get support from anyone.
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It was hard for my father to read; it took him a long time, but he had tremendous retention and tremendous appreciation for writing.
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I never thought I'd live this long. It sounds funny because I still think of myself as a kid.
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Papa died when he was 77.
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Women should learn from men to compartmentalize. It's a great skill that some women have naturally but others have to practice. The goal is to keep one area of your life that might not be going well from causing unnecessary disruptions in another area.
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I had Hallowe'en parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my dad would wear a top-hat and tails, put on a fake curly moustache, and hold a pipe.
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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You don't want people thinking you're a cheat just because you're really fast and have broken the world record by a second.
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I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it.
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Like the marriage contract you entered into, your divorce is a legal transaction. Treat it that way. Try not to let emotion, hurt, fear or anger dictate the circumstances of your discussions or negotiations.
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Afghanistan is a land-locked country.
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If you are being weird or silly you can be excused because you are just playing a character.
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It's not like my old self – I'm not in character anymore, I'm me. I'm not hiding behind that anymore.
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Most people don't remember the guy from 'The Real World.' They know the guy who is a professional, a father, and a friend that gives great advice.
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Miami is the place where all great Medicare fraud schemes come from. It has a great concentration of professional criminals and old people.
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Anyone can give up; it is the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would expect you to fall apart, now that is true strength.
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I realize I have strength as an artist and professional by embracing my difference instead of what makes me the same.
