Zadie Smith Quotes
I wrote 'White Teeth' in the late nineties. I didn't really feel trepidatious about it. It was a different time.
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I don't have time to be negative.
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I'm not anti-middle-class in the slightest. Look at me! I am very pro people putting time and money and effort into trying to improve the world.
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The last time I had to make a career decision, I was 17. I could have gone to Ballet Theatre or National Ballet of Canada. There were options. But as I became exposed to the Robbins repertoire, I realized that there was a living genius in the house.
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I was 25 years old when I arrived in D.C. It was just myself and two people who worked and helped me in the kitchen. I was only cooking for three people most of the time.
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There's something different that happens when you're writing a song for your own record that you know you're going to sing.
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When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.
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For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
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Classic cable TV may have hit its peak, but it's still a huge force, and the streaming apps of many cable networks still require you to authenticate that you're a paying cable customer every time you want to use a new such TV app.
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Most Arab Israelis speak Hebrew, but not the other way around. It's about time that changed.
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Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that filmmakers, novelists, playwrights, painters have been examining for a long time.
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I think people who live in New York don't realize just how much time they spend talking about the subway.
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Julia Child wasn't afraid to have fun. She made fantastic food but knew how to have a good time and not be too stuck up about the kitchen space.
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There came a point in time when Michael was under a great deal of pressure to alter the film in a way that was just disturbing to him. I had not seen the movie, yet. He phoned me in July of '92 to look at his version.
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Teachers need time to engage with colleagues - whether shadowing, mentoring, co-teaching or conferring. They need a voice in school decisions and to be trusted as professionals.
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There was one point in high school actually when I was on the chess team, marching band, model United Nations and debate club all at the same time. And I would spend time with the computer club after school. And I had just quit pottery club, which I was in junior high, but I let that go.
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One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different ways.
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I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself.
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I think I've really exhausted the magical. It was a lot of fun, but I've put it behind me for the time being.
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After my first 'Sports Illustrated' cover, I felt terrible about myself for a solid month. People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. I'm not a toy; I'm a human. I'm not here to be used.
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Life has a great deal up its sleeve.
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When you can see your unborn children in her arms, you know you really love a woman.
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Going out is the typical thing when you turn 18, but it's not really much fun when you have a recognisable face.
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As America becomes an older nation, it is also, by some measures, becoming sicker.
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I wrote 'White Teeth' in the late nineties. I didn't really feel trepidatious about it. It was a different time.
