Natalie Merchant Quotes
I can't remove the autobiographical slant from the things I write. You always bring yourself into what you're writing.
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I don't think even one per cent of the people in this world explore more than 10 per cent of all that this world has to offer. That's a shame!
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Magneto wants to cope with the difficulties thrust upon him by society and by his own nature.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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I've been in this business for 40 years - you do a show, and you don't know what's going to come of it.
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Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.
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All four majors are definitely a priority.
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I would do fragrance. I'm a fragrance fanatic.
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I was born in San Diego, and we moved to Los Angeles when I was seven. A couple of years later, I started acting!
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The scene that has raised the most objections in 'The Interview' is at the very end, when Kim's head dissolves into flames. To me, it feels gratuitous.
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I've been watching 'The Cosby Show' and 'Roseanne' a lot right now, and those work so well because they're not, like, jokey comedies; they are coming from real characters. We want our show to be like that. A family show.
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My mum made me feel if I wanted to become prime minister, I could do it.
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I'll hear people say every so often that having HIV must not be so bad - 'Just look at Magic and how well he's doing.'
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Because of what I did when I was 10 years old, I'm not living from paycheck to paycheck, and I can do things because I want to do them.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes.
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I want to try everything.
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Dad was an amazing storyteller and illustrator, which he did in his spare time - very inspiring and dramatic.
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I would hate for my father to regret all his support that he's given me over the years and be embarrassed by anything I chose to do.
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I answer that question by saying: 'Why Meg Whitman' which is: I'm not a career politician. I spent 30 years in business. I can tell you that people in California have had it with career politicians: they are done.
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Agreement in likes and dislikes - this, and this only, is what constitutes true friendship.
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It's interesting, because as a musician, I don't feel like I need to be on the top of the pop charts.
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With all his sincerity and devotion, the authentic, absolute atheist is after all only an abortive saint, and at the same time, a mistaken revolutionist.
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I can't remove the autobiographical slant from the things I write. You always bring yourself into what you're writing.
