Tavi Gevinson Quotes
I'd like 'Rookie' to be a helpful resource, but I never want it to be too prescriptive. Hopefully, it also makes the reader feel encouraged to think for herself.
Quotes to Explore
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I want variety. I certainly don't want any kind of hype if I can avoid it. I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety, I suppose, because - like a lot of people - I'm easily bored.
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People tweet before they think, and it becomes obsessive.
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I think the mental victory is worth it as much as a gold medal.
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I grew up in different parts of Africa. I grew up in Mozambique and places like that. I've been in South Africa many times.
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I think lots of actors are very nervous and shy. I know lots of them who are, and some who aren't of course.
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I don't like celebrities; I don't hang out with them; I don't relate to that life.
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I must be like the princess who felt the pea through seven mattresses; each book is a pea.
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Well, only Japanese may understand it, but I'm like a goat or something that likes high places.
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At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
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I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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The only thing I've kind of missed is finding a really good western that I want to do, because I watched westerns a lot.
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I reject the insurance model. I think we should have a free-market approach to healthcare.
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When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.
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Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
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I want a platform that, like a book or a magazine, I can carry into the bath or leave at the beach.
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I always think the most romantic books or films are the ones where the romance doesn't happen, because it makes your heart ache so much watching it.
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Of course it would depend on the project, but I don't think I could ever separate myself from my aesthetic.
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You want to know what judicial activism is? Judicial activism is judges imposing their policy preferences on the words of the Constitution.
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Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away.
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Everybody always wants to rebel against their parents' music, but nobody listened to music louder than my dad.
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The happiest people, the ones you like the most, they're never worried about being rich.
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I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local politicians, so I would hang out with them on Election Day and hand out buttons. Somehow, even though they were opposite, I loved Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. I thought they were the coolest guys!
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I tried for years to get an agent because I was told you needed an agent. The agent-hunting process was grim indeed.
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I'd like 'Rookie' to be a helpful resource, but I never want it to be too prescriptive. Hopefully, it also makes the reader feel encouraged to think for herself.
