Tavi Gevinson Quotes
I'm not exactly in a position where I get to be super-picky about the roles I get. But I would also never want to be a part of something that I think is poor in taste or doesn't align with what I believe in.
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Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.
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'Empathy' is the latest code word for liberal activism, for treating the Constitution as malleable clay to be kneaded and molded in whatever form justices want. It represents an expansive view of the judiciary in which courts create policy that couldn't pass the legislative branch or, if it did, would generate voter backlash.
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This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it.
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Being well-dressed is a wonderful thing, but I don't think it should be life threatening.
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I'm a collaborator. I know I don't know everything. I don't want to know everything.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.
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The basic idea for what became 'Epic Mickey' began at the Disney Think Tank.
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I want to do everything in the world that can be done.
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Music is really nothing if you think about it - it only becomes something when somebody listens to it. And then it becomes uncontrollable.
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And I don't believe that women can successfully have it all. I really don't.
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Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can.
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If you want to accomplish twice as much, you have to work twice as hard.
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I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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If you want the government off your back, get your hands out of its pockets.
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In certain ways, we, many of us, stopped paying attention to the world. I have to think we would have moved on the whole climate issue in a different way if we'd been paying better attention.
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Some people believe they chose homosexuality, and some believe they didn't. Who's to say one is wrong? It's not fair to generalize anyone's sexuality or walk of life.
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I think female-centric films shouldn't be only about thriller or horror. Angelina Jolie has been doing all kinds of stuff.
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I believe that given the audience attention level, we could do an even more compelling 90 minutes.
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I think I do myself a disservice by comparing myself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney and human beings that we've seen before. It should be more like Willy Wonka... and welcome to my chocolate factory.
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I did a play, back in the day, called 'Sucker Punch,' and it meant so much for me. I was 21. And I went, 'I just want to do work like that.' Stuff I believe in. And when I have compromised, I've never really felt good about it.
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As governor, I enjoy the opportunity to talk about Utah's measurable business success.
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My thing is, everything I do, I leave it out there and let the chips fall where they may.
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When I was younger, I was fascinated by David Bowie, for example. he had created an entire myth around himself. It was as important as his music.
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I'm not exactly in a position where I get to be super-picky about the roles I get. But I would also never want to be a part of something that I think is poor in taste or doesn't align with what I believe in.
