Alan Furst Quotes
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The gay community is very fickle. And I know because I'm part of it and I see it every day.
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I am really curious about life, about why we are all here. I notice my skin is ageing, things are changing, I've seen people dying, so that's the train we are all on.
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On the night of the winter solstice, when the dead get their annual reprieve, they go up to the 24-hour donut shop and wedding chapel to get hitched. Marriage is a good and proper pursuit for dead people. For a while, it relieves the dark, shuddering loneliness of the afterlife.
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A man is what he thinks about all day long.
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Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.
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People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our time.
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I met Bon Jovi on the way to Washington, D.C. I think I called him Jon Jovi. Ugghhhh. I just smiled and pretended it didn't happen. I love him and his wife; they're so sweet. I was very nervous.
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Personally I had the opportunity to go on several ride alongs with the LA County Sheriff's Department with some amazing detectives, who were invaluable to me.
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Even befor doing this film, I've always been interested in mythology.
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The genesis of Public Interest Litigation in listening to the voice of the voiceless and giving access to the poor, the marginalised, and the weak is a unique experiment to be lauded.
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When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, 'I can't.'
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British girls are really funny, so I definitely think we'd get along.
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I think it's always very important to be comfortable and just kind of expressive; if you take fashion too seriously, then you lose the fun of it. I think you should always take the risk.
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The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.
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I took the longest showers of my life after every time I visited Gramacho. It affects the personality of the catadores. They always dress really well, they're very sharp, and when they go out they always wear a lot of perfume because they're very conscious of the possibility of having the smell.
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I didn't have any agent; I've never had an agent.
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Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.
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I actually love going to a lot of theater movies. I just love watching actors work and seeing how people tell stories.
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It seemed to me that this world has a serious shortage of both logic and kindness.
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Part of the power of home cooking is that everything tastes better when someone else makes it for you.
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I've been fortunate, I guess: I've gotten to play a lot of very diverse roles for quite a long time. But in the beginning, I was thinking, 'I'm not gonna do certain characters. I will be willing to say no and live on a couch.' And I was really happy.
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There are few people who define the word, 'rock star' better than U2's Bono. He's revered the world over not just for leading one of the biggest bands ever, but for his very public work on behalf of the underprivileged in Africa.
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Calum offered to paint my nails but I said no because he always uses the wrong shade of purple.
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Once you have your characters, they tell you what to write, you don't tell them.
