Dan Chiasson Quotes
I write to get myself writing. That and read Wallace Stevens' "An Ordinary Evening in New Haven" for the umpteenth time. Certain authors for me, certain books, just by reading a phrase I feel I can write.
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I've always made sequels, even when I was making Super 8 movies if the audience liked it.
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The success of 'The Shadow of the Wind' made me very happy, but it did not change my perspective or the way I was.
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I think, in general, when you're doing comedy, you're having a good time regardless of the comedy table tennis that you're playing. I think you want that, too: you're rooting for two characters to be together, and you should feel that even when they're angry at each other, they're still in synch with each other.
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Human faces shouldn't get lost amid the statistics.
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Some people think electronic music is cold, but I think that has more to do with the people listening than the actual music itself.
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I don't really think about anything too much. I live in the present. I move on. I don't think about what happened yesterday.
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With movies, you can do a lot more roles a lot faster. My favorite thing about acting is taking on new characters. It's fun switching it up at times. No matter what, I feel so honored and blessed to be 16 and already living my dream. It's really special.
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But whether a couple is a man and a woman has everything to do with the meaning of marriage.
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I've been to Israel many times - I've lost count of how many times.
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You just can't let anything or anyone get in the way of who you are.
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Everything that is bad, the falling sickness - God save the mark - or the like, should be at its worst at the full moon. I suppose because it is the leader of the stars.
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I try to treat people the way I would like to be treated, but I can't worry about what everyone's going to think.
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The State of Israel is a state that was formed before the people were even in it. You have to understand: In India, in Burma, in Pakistan - all of the people were already there. Their problem was for the English to leave so they could be independent.
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Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.
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I think preaching equality among unequals is the worst form of discrimination.
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Most of our songs are about relationships.
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I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about 5 when I first chewed tobacco.
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Being a reporter seems a ticket out to the world.
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Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
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Five years is a long time to play one part.
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I wanted to be Bob Hope or Red Skelton from the time I was 8 years old.
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We have these services that people love and that are drivers of data usage... and we want to work this out, so that way, it's a profitable model for our partners.
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I write to get myself writing. That and read Wallace Stevens' "An Ordinary Evening in New Haven" for the umpteenth time. Certain authors for me, certain books, just by reading a phrase I feel I can write.
