Edna O'Brien Quotes
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I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.
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The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women... The writing of female characters is extraordinary and equal to the men.
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I've always written songs that were confessional, acoustic, wordy - my writing style matches my personality. The music always has to match the mouth it comes out of.
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I've had those people very interested in my writing. Since I think of myself as a composer, I feel really good. I've had lots of guys call me up. I've gotten two or three commissions to write things. I've written lots of movie scores.
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I like to get to bed with a clear head.
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Writing requires the concentration of the writer, demands that nothing else be done except that.
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I like artists who have something to say, not wallpaper.
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I feel like I'm supposed to be a shooter.
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If bigots behave like bigots, it's not a huge surprise.
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I must be like the princess who felt the pea through seven mattresses; each book is a pea.
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I love Katy Perry and Lady GaGa. I think GaGa's pushing the envelope every day and I really like that.
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If your writing collides with the conventional wisdom, there's going to be some kind of friction.
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If a person is treated like a patient, they are apt to act like one.
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Sometimes writing a novel is not unlike having a baby. You'd have to ask a female novelist to compare the pain.
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The demand in India is to have a hit, which becomes a promotion for the movie and makes people come to the theater. You have five songs and different promotions based on those. But when I do Western films, the need for originality is greater. Then I become very conscious about the writing.
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I'm not a religious person, and I'm not too interested in being a part of a religion, but I do like having some sort of communal gathering, and having some sense of peoples.
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My favorite TV show is probably 'Glee.' I'm a Gleek, like everyone else!
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Like many other kids, I liked watching anime.
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Once I was chased by the king of all scorpions. I have the most notorious animal stories.
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I want to play Wonder Woman really badly. I want them to make the movie of 'Wonder Woman', and I want to play Wonder Woman so bad. That'd be really fun.
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I have been in love, and it was a great feeling. It's when you are attracted to and feel affection for someone. You want to do things for that person. But only love isn't enough in a relationship - understanding and communication are very important aspects.
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The reason they look the way they do is that the first drawing I did of them was really small so I didn't draw fingers, nose, ears, etc and this drawing had a certain appeal that I really liked.
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I make conscious decisions to stay out of the limelight. Without my make-up I'm pretty much the girl next door.
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Writing is like carrying a fetus.
