Alber Elbaz Quotes
I don't think that you can write music if you don't know how to play an instrument. You have to know the basics, then you can go forward.
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It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want it. The extent and complexity of the problem does not matter was much as does the willingness to solve it.
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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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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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What we cannot deny is that there's an association between exclusion, segregation, non-violent extremist thinking, and jihadism.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child.
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Going back to my own past as a reader, I was a big, big reader of romances, particularly as a teenager, the age that my books are aimed at.
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Oh how I wish I could be as obsessive as Carrie from 'Homeland' when I'm writing a book! That would save me a lot of trouble during the revision process.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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Nashville is only a couple of hours from New York, and people just move at a slower pace there - and they don't care who you are or what you do.
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My mom watches really obscure stuff on IFC. She's a real comedy fan. She knows everything that's going on.
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The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
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Selling is something we do for our clients - not to our clients.
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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I'm an actor, and I'm supposed to reflect real people.
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Don't get me wrong: I would not say no to an Oscar!
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I buy way too many books.
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Art is more engaging that propaganda.
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Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but that's not what I call rock.
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I'm still having fun and as long as skiing is enjoyable, I'm going to continue to do it.
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The story is a machine for empathy. In contrast to logic or reason, a story is about emotion that gets staged over a sequence of dramatic moments, so you empathize with the characters without really thinking about it too much. It is a really powerful tool for imagining yourself in other people's situations.
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I don't think that you can write music if you don't know how to play an instrument. You have to know the basics, then you can go forward.
