Andrew Sean Greer Quotes
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I took my acting very seriously. I did over 40 films, and naturally, some of them were called B-movies because the woman was at the top of the billing. Women couldn't star in their own movies.
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I've asked Jobs why he didn't get an operation then and he said, 'I didn't want my body to be opened. I didn't want to be violated in that way.'
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I was very good in math and physics. In the Soviet time, we had a lot of Olympic-style competitions for different disciplines: I was always winning in my region.
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My life has been devoted to the upliftment of the Filipino by reestablishing his identity and dignity.
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When they talk of ghosts of the dead who wander in the night with things still undone in life, they approximate my subjective experience of this life.
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If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants.
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I've done comedy, and I've done drama. I've sort of been a journeyman in my career so far.
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If you're going to sing on stage, wear lip stain.
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I wouldn't give up on the U.N. yet.
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Multicultural markets are nuanced but not alien.
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I love the word 'dearth,' by the way. It's one of my favorite words.
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The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce.
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I would not waste time, as Senator Gillibrand does, on things such as dictating a national minimum driving age and sponsoring a 'National Day of Play.' I'd help New Yorkers understand that we get less in value from Washington than what we send there in taxes.
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I like characters with character, not just pretty faces. Anyway, I think people can be both grotesque and beautiful at the same time. Look at Mick Jagger in the seventies. Look at Angelina Jolie.
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When I say that I am going to do an American film, I didn't want to suddenly go off into a completely different world that which bears no relation to the style of filmmaking that I'm used to.
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When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends.
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If I leave this Earth, I want to leave this Earth just knowing I've tried to give something back and tried to do something worthwhile with myself.
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I am so romantic about Gypsies. They're not allowed to do anything until they get married. So they all get married really young, at sixteen.
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Women try to be the best everywhere, and it's impossible. I want my clothes to give women the freedom to just be - I want them to put on my dresses and shine.
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You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself.
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As much as I transferred my mother to Elizabeth Shore of The Black Dahlia, as much as her dad mutated into an obsession with crime in general, well, I have thought about other things throughout the years.
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What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?
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I was very guarded.
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A downside to being a successful novelist? Wow - I can't imagine one.
