Ed Kowalczyk Quotes
Individuals have to find a place to experience a profundity of feeling, and art is a means to that.
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I can tell you I'm not exactly sure why I teach. I think a lot of it is just it's the sense of community. A real desire to be involved both with people older than myself and people younger.
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I had such an amazing time filming 'Major Movie Star.' I loved everyone in the cast. They all brought their own spirit to the film, and I hope that is what will be seen on screen.
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I don't know what the instinct is, to save every report card, every half-sentence scribbled note, but my mother did it pretty effectively, and I've done it to a fare-thee-well.
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I didn't dictate sections of 'Visions of Cody.' I typed up a segment of taped conversation with Neal Cassady, or Cody, talking about his early adventures in L.A.
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The worst thing you can do if you want to start a fight is to use derogatory terminology.
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Small aim is a crime.
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I wear Rick Owens T-shirts to bed. They are like my thermals, since I sleep with the room at near freezing temperatures, like a meat locker.
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Comics seldom move me the way I would be moved by a novel or movie.
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Jung viewed Freud as a mentor, but he never wanted to be anybody's disciple.
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It's very little trouble for me to accommodate my fans, unless I'm actually taking a pee at the time.
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Thrift shopping is all about going into the thrift shop and having no expectation of what you might find.
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There have been so many people who have said to me, 'You can't do that,' but I've had an innate belief that they were wrong. Be unwavering and relentless in your approach.
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Remember, the man who is poor is not the man that has no money, but one without a dream. They are suffering that have no dream. They are poor that have no dream.
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The perceptive act is a reaction of the mind upon the object of which it is the perception.
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At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top.
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I split my commission and personal work about 50 per cent each. It is important to get that balance in life.
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Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.
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I worked at a hospital parking cars and getting folks in and out of the hospital as they would come in for their appointments.
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I love the theater, but if I had to choose, I would choose a film at this time in my life. Something meaty, to sink my teeth into.
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Andre Agassi, in his account of becoming an embittered prodigy, seems never to have liked tennis much, except as a vehicle for achievement. The kids who do like life inside the lines can find the flow within that green-and-white geometry.
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I have seen people climbing up and down the ladder of success, and I learnt a lot from them.
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The fact of the matter is that 40 years ago, unless you bought the record, you couldn't hear the music. It was such a narrow track in comparison to today.
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Though I do believe that when you live in political times it is inevitable that your art be political, I also think we need to start making activists celebrities rather than trying to make celebrities to be activists.
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Individuals have to find a place to experience a profundity of feeling, and art is a means to that.
