Laurie Anderson Quotes
I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told me I had to declare as a hobby since I hadn't made money with it.
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My career is a black comedy of sorts. I spent a lot of time explaining myself to various different groups. But more and more, I'm finding that the desire to communicate, which all these audiences share, is a powerful thing.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I've written 29 damn plays. Isn't that enough?
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While it is clear that we need to make some adjustments to protect Social Security for the long term, it is disingenuous to say that the trust fund is facing a crisis.
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The insurgents are Baathists and Sunnis in Iraq who have as their goal a separate and distinct one of toppling the government that is there and creating their own.
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In a way, I'm lucky that I was never classically trained and never went to a music college. I'm just from a normal working class family and happened to get obsessed with music as a teenager.
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I don't think I'm a follower, frankly.
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I don't look at myself as suffering.
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The thing about the Internet is that you can write something... for a very narrow audience and make a living at it.
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Fortunately, I grew up in a family that was grounded. My mother and father knew how to guide my career and look out for my best interests.
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I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
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I make American films for American audiences and Asian films for Asian audiences.
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I was teased horribly as a child and beaten up a lot.
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When I was a kid, I wrote music - from the age of 11 until the age of 18.
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I don't think anybody wants to see a dour 'Star Trek' movie.
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It is fascinating to watch legislators turn away from their usual corporate grips when they hear the growing thunder of the people.
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The thing that I really love about film is that it is with you forever - it goes to your children, and they get to see it again and again and have it forever.
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My son writes songs and plays. He sings like an angel.
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I have always been a pretty big fan of ghost stories.
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Who's going to do a better job of spending your money? You or the government?
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Kids have been let down by adults - we've tried to give them too much, we've tried not to impose discipline. We've tried to make their lives easier and, in doing so, we've taken something away from them. Kids like boundaries, they also like to be pushed, need to learn what failure is all about, need guidance.
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I have to watch the news or my day is not complete.
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I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told me I had to declare as a hobby since I hadn't made money with it.
