Omar Sy Quotes

When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' – instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'

Omar Sy

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We lived in Atlanta for a couple of years, and had a lot of fun, but my best work happens when I isolate myself. It's all about turning inward.

Washed Out
- Work
- Fun
- Myself
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him.

W. H. Auden
- Good
- Work
- Art
I hope that on my tombstone it says 'Born 1933, died 2043.' I hope that's my legacy.

Quincy Jones
- Hope
- Born
- Legacy
She was a great lady. We raised three boys, were together as long as she lived, and now she's passed on.

Earl Scruggs
- Great
- Long
- She
I'm quite ignorant about fashion and I'm colourblind, so it's all a tad tricky. My only knowledge of that world comes through Christopher Bailey, whom I first met in 2008 when I did a campaign for Burberry that featured musicians, artists, actors and sportsmen.

Eddie Redmayne
- World
- Knowledge
- Fashion
Everywhere in the world, we're aware that democracy has incredible flaws and that the word has been used, especially in the United States, to wage wars.

Gael Garcia Bernal
- World
- Democracy
- Flaws