Brett Dennen Quotes
People walk around pushing back their debts Wearing pay checks like necklaces and bracelets.
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If I can just be thought of as Omari Hardwick who had a really, really solid career, and whose work is appreciated in its own right, I think that would be a great legacy to leave behind.
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I write a book a year while creating TV and film projects. And being a writer isn't just writing: I have to chase down paychecks and manage foreign tax payments. I maintain a vibrant relationship with readers and bloggers. And when it comes to Hollywood, I typically have to have fifteen business meetings in the hopes that one leads to a project.
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If 'Deadwood' had gone on another two years, I wouldn't have got as many movies made.
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I think that there should be options available, quite early on, that if someone is recognised as a disruptive child, for them to be trained vocationally. Maybe if those kids were given the option to learn how to contribute to society on a practical level they wouldn't get into trouble.
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What I've discovered and try to integrate into my show is when you're up there, and you are loud and more visible, you're setting a tone for how people can behave and how they can feel comfortable behaving.
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I feel I should be trying to complete my life, whatever 'completing a life' means.
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Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just play.
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My family is basically Gypsies - for real.
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I am not a 'doom and gloom' guy.
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I love the homely atmosphere of Indore and Bhopal. People here are very warm and affectionate.
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I'm going to sit back, light up, and hope I don't chew the cigarette to pieces.
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It was nice to focus on things outside of my body. Music has always done that for me.
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The Paris Commune was first and foremost a democracy. The government was a body elected by universal suffrage.
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Are we really so far from the Victorians? Much of what our society holds important was shaped in the 19th century.
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My entertainment was going to the local dollar movie theatre on the weekend, where I watched old black and white movies. If you wanted current movies, you had to drive to the big city.
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For me, there are no answers, only questions, and I am grateful that the questions go on and on. I don't look for an answer because I don't think there is one. I'm very glad to be the bearer of a question.
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It's funny because if you ever ask anyone in England to try and do a Beatles accent, no one knows what they really sound like. If you ask anyone in America, they would try and give it a go. English people just know their songs.
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The only people who see the whole picture are the ones who step outside the frame.
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The best part of performing is the people. I love interacting with people. My favorite part is the crowd. I love rocking out with the crowd, that's definitely the best part.
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I want to safeguard the value of lunch. For me, it is sacred. My family and I always have lunch and dinner together. And we always sit down. Food does not taste the same if you are standing up!
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I'm not sure we're presenting ourselves as real role models. I don't think literature has ever been a real place for role models.
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Spending time in Calcutta [India] really did a number on me. The way life and death are almost the same thing, the way poverty is dealt with, the sheer number of dead bodies you see, it's all pretty overwhelming.
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Their platform, made up of left-over Democratic planks, has the courage of our old convictions. Their pledge is a pledge to the status quo - and today there can be no status quo.
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People walk around pushing back their debts Wearing pay checks like necklaces and bracelets.
