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.'
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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.
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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.
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I hope that on my tombstone it says 'Born 1933, died 2043.' I hope that's my legacy.
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She was a great lady. We raised three boys, were together as long as she lived, and now she's passed on.
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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.
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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.
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I've had five weddings but if I'm really honest and if I count significant de factos... I've had nine husbands... which sounds appalling but when you consider I started at 18 and I'm 65 it's not so bad.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
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The witty woman is a tragic figure in American life. Wit destroys eroticism and eroticism destroys wit, so women must choose between taking lovers and taking no prisoners.
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I am a Westerner of Westerners!
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First time I sang, I was singing Alicia Keys in the bathroom of my mom's beauty shop. I was six.
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It was very unusual, because normally the producer requests the test to determine whether they want to hire someone or not. Olivia was concerned about playing a seventeen year old.
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I am a professional photographer because it is the best way I know to earn the money I require to take care of my wife and children.
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With my gift, I can pretty much write a song out of anything.
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Governments are not running the show anymore. Scumbag Entrepreneurs are, and they have a harsh and ruthless agenda.
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I want to have my desperate need for personal success shrunk, not enlarged.
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Whenever I do something, it seems so right. And turns out so wrong.
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Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not.
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If you look at Marvel Comics, there are very few Marvel characters I would like to write.
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I don't think I talk to anybody the same way I talk to Moby.
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A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
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People have been doing this for hundreds of thousands of years: using whatever is available to build shelter. If you ponder what could be used, then building materials are everywhere.
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I feel like I'm playing more of a role walking down the red carpet than when I'm playing an ordinary woman covered in sweat.
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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.'
