Ali Babacan Quotes
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I don't speak Spanish. I understand enough of it, having spent some time running Telemundo, and I put in a lot of time in Spain during the Barcelona Olympics. But I don't pretend to speak Spanish, and I don't want anyone to think that I can.
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I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.
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Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.
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History's a resource.
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One of the recent love stories I enjoyed was Bhaskar's 'Bommarillu.'
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For me it's about the music, and it always has been. Maybe for some other people it's more about money.
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My grandmother is this amazingly theatrical woman. She acted like a movie star, as far as looks and attitude, kind of like Susan Hayward.
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It's good to have a title that's not just one word. If you're gonna title it, you might as well try and say something.
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Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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I joke that my niche in Hollywood has been naked foreigners.
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I just want to be the best Carly Rae I can be.
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There's also the tradition of voodoo, the Haitian magic arts, in New Orleans. And because New Orleans is below sea level, when they bury people in New Orleans, it's mostly above ground. So you have this idea that the spirits are more accessible and can access you more easily because they're not even buried.
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Bohemia is nothing more than the little country in which you do not live. If you try to obtain citizenship in it, at once the court and retinue pack the royal archives and treasure and move away beyond the hills.
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Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.
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I think songwriting is the ultimate form of being able to make anything that happens in your life productive.
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I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans.
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While I love musical theater, it wasn't the right fit for me. It's so competitive, and I was at such a disadvantage, having started performing when I was 17.
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If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself.
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'Anthem' was the record that almost didn't get made for a completely different reason than 'Underneath.'
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People's jobs are the biggest asset that they have. The net present value of your job is worth more than your house or your stock portfolio. As people decide whether they're going to buy a car, they're more concerned about whether they have a job and are likely to have a job next year.
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Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.
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We want 'McMafia' to be a tense gangster story but also a family story. It's a collusion of those two worlds.
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Colour is really important to me when buying clothes. I wear a lot of fitted jackets, and because I'm small, I avoid long skirts and coats. And I hate wearing hats.
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The fast fish, not the big fish, eats the small fish.
