Gavin Friday Quotes
Friday was added to my nickname because I have a talent of getting on with most people. So it's a bit of a man Friday thing.
Quotes to Explore
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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
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My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
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Speaking is physically difficult for me.
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Doo-wop is the true music to me, man. Doo-wop was what nurtured me and grew me into who I am, and I guess even when I was in school, the teacher probably thought I had ADD or something every day, because I'd be beating on the desks, singing like the Flamingos or the Spaniels or Clyde McPhatter or somebody.
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The Strokes are one of my favorite bands... And there's this band called Future Islands that I love.
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The success of the Rat Pack or the Clan was due to the camaraderie, the three guys who work together and kid each other and love each other.
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When people are nervous, some people move around. Some people scratch their leg.
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I'm really an honorary Jew, you know; all the best people are. I really do feel Jewish, even though I'm a Catholic. The way the Church has been behaving, I'm happy to be Jewish.
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The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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If there was a time when 'The Ecologist' appeared not to be making a difference at all, not doing something useful, I wouldn't do 'The Ecologist,' but I think it is useful.
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When I became a mature woman, I put both feet firmly on the side of maturity.
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One thing I am sure of is that I won't judge a dance reality show.
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I'll do anything. I'll shave my head for the right job. I'm partial to my facial hair, I guess, but I also enjoy doing something where I look totally different, which is kind of the reason why I've always worn long hair. I can really change my look radically by getting rid of it.
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Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.
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The funkiest housing in Holland is for low-income, and I think that's very nice.
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I finally did work out a very good relationship with my father, but it was rough growing up. We had a lot of conflict, and I think it surfaced in many of my works.
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An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship - it is a crime against our nature as human beings.
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While apartheid was in operation, the set-up was a gift for writers if you were looking for a big theme.
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In some ways. I always feel between worlds, between cultures, and I think that's not necessarily a bad place for a writer to be. Writers are kind of on the fringe anyway, observing, writing things down. I'm still mostly American, but it's a nice tension.
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Touring can be really tiring. I can get homesick, and I spend a lot of time on my phone.
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I used to drink a lot. I had to stop drinking because it was getting the better of me, and I replaced that with really doing shows.
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Management is the opportunity to help people become better people. Practiced that way, it's a magnificent profession.
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Friday was added to my nickname because I have a talent of getting on with most people. So it's a bit of a man Friday thing.
