Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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Whether I do an original film, a dance, or a remake of my dad's hit songs, I have always been compared to him.
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Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business.
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In Yellowstone National Park, there are more 'do not feed the animals' signs than there are animals you might wish to feed.
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I don't believe in endorsing a product that you don't want to endorse.
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So most astronauts getting ready to lift off are excited and very anxious and worried about that explosion - because if something goes wrong in the first seconds of launch, there's not very much you can do.
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You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.
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I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.
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I've always been a huge reggae fan.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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One always wonders about roads not taken.
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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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Unless you're a salesman, or a bad guest on a talk show, you don't call someone by his name that often.
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I'll dispose of my teeth as I see fit, and after they've gone, I'll get along. I started off living on gruel, and by God, I can always go back to it again.
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The children of the revolution are always ungrateful, and the revolution must be grateful that it is so.
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You can't date if you're famous. That's how it seems to me.
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It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act.
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To me, there is nothing more soothing than the song of a mosquito that can't get through the mesh to bite you.
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I always had a feeling when I was a kid that I didn't really know what was going on. Everybody else knew stuff that I didn't know.
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Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.
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It's not about what you tell the reader, it's about what you conceal.
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You can't run a business just by selling one thing.
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When you're guest-starring, it's very nice, but you're there very briefly, and it's right there in the name: You're a guest. It's very hard to get a real sense of belonging. With recurring and regular roles, at least you have a sense that this is a home and a steady place.
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I don't spend any time at all thinking about my personal wealth. I suppose if I had nothing, I might think, 'I have nothing.'
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
