Pankaj Mishra Quotes
In the 1950s and 60s, geopolitical intrigues did not much engage masses in Asia and Africa; it was something for elites to sort out.
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People go to movies on Saturday to get away from the war in Iraq and taxes and election news and pedophiles online and just go and have some fun. I like doing movies that are fun.
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Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond.
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My joke is that three black people watch 'The Daily Show' at any given time. So if I'm watching it, that counts, and there's only two left. It's a silly joke, but you know, different types of comedy reach different cultures.
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I'm not a psychiatrist.
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Never wear anything that panics the cat.
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Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.
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For a long time, I've been interested in cultural memory and historical erasure.
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I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.
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I remember going up and doing 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' with Paul Simon, Santana playing up there with us.
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I wanted to write a happy song. I didn't know how.
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It is possible to tolerate anything as long as it only affects you. But the method of collective punishment is bigger than that.
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I'm not interested in just beautiful girls and beautiful clothes.
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I'm consistently telling stories about the value of the human condition and connectedness and things like that.
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An actor is working steady if he's active four to six months a year.
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All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.
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England is a nation of shopkeepers.
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Polka dots can't stay alone. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environments.
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It always takes a scandal to bring about reform.
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When women can support themselves, have entry to all the trades and professions, with a house of their own over their heads and a bank account, they will own their bodies and be dictators in the social realm.
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This is the other thing: we make the cost of raising kids higher than it has to be just because we feel they need all this stuff, like gadgets, certain schools, and activities that are nice but aren't really necessary.
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Honesty is something you can't wear out.
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Usually, in daily life, we are motivated to do something, then we do it. But when mood is low, we have to do something before the motivation comes.
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In the 1950s and 60s, geopolitical intrigues did not much engage masses in Asia and Africa; it was something for elites to sort out.
