Adrian Utley Quotes
We work together a lot. So we don't really sit around after five days in the studio. We've got families, so we all like to be home when we can. We're not into any rock-star lifestyle or partying or clubbing or anything. We've generally seen enough of each other by the end of the week.
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The first 10 years of my life, I lived as 'Matangi.' When I came to England in '86, my first week of school was terrible because I would put my hand up to answer things, and no one would choose me because they couldn't say my name. My auntie came from Europe to visit us, and she was like, 'Just call yourself something else.'
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I've failed those I care most about and let down the people who elected me to represent them.
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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.
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Only together do Europe and the U.S. stand a chance of keeping liberal democracy as the central doctrine for organizing world affairs.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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I grew up with 'Friends' from day one and, like, 'Seinfeld' and 'Frazier,' those sorts of shows, but for sure, 'Friends' was it for our family. Like, we would watch every Thursday night at eight o'clock; I couldn't wait.
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Any kind of restrictions put on free speech would have worse consequences than bullying.
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I always have the impression that I write the same book.
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I always send new writers to 'Writer's Digest Books' line-up of how-to books. I read them all when I was starting out, and they were very helpful.
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In the Jewish tradition, there is at the same time Jerusalem in the heavens and Jerusalem on the ground. Jerusalem is a living city, but also the heart, the soul of the Jewish people and the state of Israel.
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You have to push yourself when you're older because it's very easy to fall into the trap. You start to fall apart - you just have to do your best to paste yourself together. I think doing things and being active is very important. When your mind is busy, you don't hurt so much.
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My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're bankrupt.
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Dallas was a Black and White society at that time; it didn't have the diversity it has now.
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Death is the beginning of something.
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I've always been fascinated by young women who come to New York. The characters in 'Lipstick Jungle' were once young women who came to New York and we see their early experiences through flashbacks.
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You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic.
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As a child, I was always drawn to heroic characters. I decided I wanted to act when I realised that Superman and all those gangsters and Indians were just real people in costume.
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My father is a college professor and that's about the extent of my college experience. I'm sort of a professional student forever. I think just as human beings we always have a student who is alive in us and is waiting to pop up and make us feel like we are 16 years-old again.
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I only want to make movies I want to see. That may mean my career is somewhat limited, but that is my version of integrity. No matter how it performs or how it's received, I can be okay with it.
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Regulatory mandates have a disproportionate effect on small businesses.
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I feel that for the story of 'Romeo and Juliet' to be impactful, it has to be believable, and there has to be a certain level of chemistry between the two characters.
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Who you are is what you settle for, you know?
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But there are things you can't consult anybody about.
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We work together a lot. So we don't really sit around after five days in the studio. We've got families, so we all like to be home when we can. We're not into any rock-star lifestyle or partying or clubbing or anything. We've generally seen enough of each other by the end of the week.
