Anderson East Quotes
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Nietzsche claimed that his genius was in his nostrils and I think that is a very excellent place for it to be.
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Africa has no future.
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A lot of people tell me, 'You are from North; how do you manage to get along in the South?' I don't know what to say to them. I've always felt at home here, and by learning to speak Telugu, my connection with the place has gotten that much stronger.
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I pick up on other people's discomfort.
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I will not look back and say, 'I should have played in England.'
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I think once you're in the public eye, whether you're a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that you're automatically in the position of role model. You have people looking up to you, so whether you choose to accept it or not is a different question.
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It's not a meritocracy until everyone starts with the same opportunities, is it?
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L.A. is definitely a Marmite sort of place for me. I used to hate it, but now I love it. I think it really helps if you know the places and the restaurants and the nice bars to go to and if you have friends there. I've got some friends over there now, and they're not all actors, which is quite refreshing, and now I have a great time there.
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I made a decision when I started writing 'All is Song' to take the compliments I had for 'The Wilderness' and try to be confident and not overwhelmed by it.
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My character in 'La Haine,' he's not bad; he's unhappy, and usually, people are like that. Most of us are angry.
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I've been blessed; I've been getting so many amazing opportunities because of the UFC. I know there are going to be haters no matter how successful I am, and I just have to be thankful for all the blessings that I have because all of it can be over before you know it.
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Men are often a lot less vindictive than women are, because we are rejected constantly every day.
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I try to research or make up for myself what happened in any character's life. From when he was born until the first page of the script. I fill in the blanks.
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If you're only making an album every 10 years, it better be good.
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I think, growing up, I was seen as the perfect power forward. For a long time, I thought maybe I was supposed to be a basketball player.
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I don't give my phone number to strangers. It's Plaza 5048.
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Accept no substitutes; I bring truth to the youth.
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Distant lover, ooo, sugarHow can you treat my heart so mean and cruel?Didn't you know, sugar, that I dreamOf what I spent with you?I treasure it like it was a precious jewel, oh baby.Lord have mercy!
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When I was at college, I worked in a department store called Brit Home Stores, which is a pretty lackluster department store, selling clothes for middle-aged women. My job was to walk the floor and find anything that was damaged, take it to the store room and log it.
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There are still a lot of people who have the expectation that they're entitled to everything and want to pay for nothing.
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My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused.
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It's inherently a part of my childhood and my development as a person and an artist, this childlike feeling knowing that something is missing but not quite knowing how to fix it. I'm always drawing on it.
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I think all interesting characters have some kind of a complex.
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It's all about being comfortable, forgetting there's a microphone in front of you.
