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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Gags die, humor doesn't.
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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 don't really see myself as an actor.
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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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Is almost a good enough reason for fear?
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Well, you can't improvise story, which is a fact. If you could, the budget would be insane.
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A man is a worker. If he is not that he is nothing.
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There is a strong side to me, that is of a homemaker. I look forward to spending time at home in the evenings, cooking a meal, chatting with my parents and inviting friends over.
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I go home, and there's dust on everything because I'm never there.
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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.
