David Roochnik Quotes
In our lives a dog is a dog rather than a former wolf, and it surely is not a cat, a difference that means an enormous amount to some people.
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I don't want to be disrespectful to people who are incredible at their craft, but the truth is, if I didn't get paid for it, I wouldn't act. The best-paying jobs are usually the worst films. You're a very small cog in a big machine.
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I've always been a big advocate of making shows affordable because a lot of these bottle-service clubs and events are geared toward really expensive experiences. Club music is for everyone, and it drives me crazy that people are getting priced out.
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Mike Judge is very specific about how people look in his projects, and I think it's because he's an animator.
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People complain that cities don't have fresh, sustainable food, but it's just not true.
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I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading.
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I think anybody who has been abused as a kid - and I was abused as a kid, by various people - will say it's irrational because violence is irrational.
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As an actor, you come in contact with so many different people and cultures. It makes you a more accepting person.
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I grew up with horrible skin. I had cystic acne ever since I can remember. I ended up finally listening to those people who say you are what you eat.
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People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood.
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When people know I wrote 'Thelma and Louise,' they don't want to mess with me.
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You know why I fear people's judgment? Because I know they're judging. I know they are.
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I think every revolutionary act is an act of love. Every song that I've written, it is because of my desire to use music as a way to empower and re-humanize people who are living in a dehumanizing setting. The song is in order to better the human condition.
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Since the nature of people is bad, to become corrected they must be taught by teachers and to be orderly they must acquire ritual and moral principles.
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She had a yearning to lose herself in this noisy throng of people going about the business of staying alive.
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How horrible it is to have so many people killed! And what a blessing that one cares for none of them!
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Up until 35 I had a slightly skewed world view. I honestly believed everybody in the world wanted to make abstract paintings, and people only became lawyers and doctors and brokers and things because they couldn't make abstract paintings.
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I prefer stories about people who are, in a sense, trying to find better versions of themselves.
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I don't spend as much time on my hair as people think. I get out of the shower, whack some grease on there and I'm done.
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When my work does speak to audiences, when it creates audiences around it, I feel a little less crazy because what that means is that there are folks out there who are interested in thinking about themselves and the world through a prism. The prism is a labor and there can be a pleasure in labor.
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I like to think my accent isn't strong enough, but it's funny: I get people coming up to me in America and saying I sound like Mel B. She's from Leeds. They just hear a British accent and probably can't quite work it out.
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I chose to treat the homosexuality like I would treat any other form of sexuality.
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I think the key to making records generally is to make 'em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business.
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In our lives a dog is a dog rather than a former wolf, and it surely is not a cat, a difference that means an enormous amount to some people.
