P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
Making fun of born-again Christians is like hunting dairy cows with a high powered rifle and scope.
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Music was a way of rebelling against the whole rah-rah high school thing.
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I like to prove people wrong.
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John Updike is always fun. And one of my former students, Tom Pynchon. And Harold Bloom, another former student.
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Remixes are so much fun. For me, it's like this great release of energy. I like producing stuff for myself, but I also enjoy making music that wouldn't really suit my own vibe.
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I like to grow and experiment, and as an artist, it's about kicking the bar up a little.
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If you're filming somebody doing something they really want to do, you're probably not very high on their list of problems to deal with. You see James Carville on the phone - he's like that whether you have a camera or not. He isn't doing it just for you, and that's hard to explain.
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I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.
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But I guess I like playing flawed guys 'cause it gives a place for the characters to go.
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Australian genre films were a lot of fun because they were legitimate genre movies. They were real genre films, and they dealt, in a way like the Italians did, with the excess of genre, and that has been an influence on me.
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I can swear like a fishwife.
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Having been raised by actors who love moral ambiguity and flawed protagonists, I feel like it's sort of in the blood to want to take it on.
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I would like to write a movie and, if it wasn't too crazy, also direct.
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What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or does it explode?
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If I get asked to talk to a group of CEOs or a group of high school students, I pick high school students.
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When I was in high school, my parents had this power over me - if I ever lied or got caught doing something that I shouldn't be doing, then I would no longer be able to go to L.A. and continue to pursue the acting thing.
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I tried being anorexic for four hours, and then I was like, I need some bagels.
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If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.
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I would love a bowl of Frosties, but I start the day with something healthier like a bowl of yoghurt or berries.
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What I like about Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is that it's an understated scent that's somehow familiar.
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I have no intention of flattering people. I like wrinkles and crow's feet and flaws, and somebody should know, if I'm going to photograph them, that's going to show up, you know?
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When you achieve a certain amount of success, you want to be doing something else.
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I like working in any medium. Who's making it? How much do I like the story? Does it contribute something?
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Rock'n'roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends, rock'n'roll is dangerous and should piss people off.
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Making fun of born-again Christians is like hunting dairy cows with a high powered rifle and scope.
