Louise Erdrich Quotes
My parents' marriage is a gift to everyone around them - 60 years of making their kids laugh. How many parents are actually funny?
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I sort of wrongfully judged 'Mamma Mia!' for so long. I thought of it as a jukebox musical that I wasn't interested in. I was so wrong.
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It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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I don't have a disregard for my reader in humor pieces.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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A good actor always sets you straight. If you've written a false moment and thought it was probably pretty great, the actor's gonna show you when he gets to that moment. They're the great test of the validity of the material.
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I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.
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It's funny to think that when you get done with an acting job, you're considered unemployed. There are definitely times when those checks don't last forever. I went to college at a private school, and I racked up quite a bit of debt. I was very slow to pay them back.
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I thought of Jeff Bridges in 'Hell or High Water' and Ben Foster, and I kept trying very hard not to, because you're terrified you're going to write this thing that then feeds specifically to this one person that then won't do it.
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We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
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Fame is a delicate and dangerous creature; I saw people who didn't honor it, who refused to take responsibility for it, get destroyed by it. I also saw that stardom in and of itself was empty.
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I do not like violence.
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If you have a great-sounding guitar that's a quality instrument and a good amp, and you know how to make the guitar talk, that's the key. It starts with the guitar and knowing what it should sound and feel like.
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It ain't no sin if you crack a few laws now and then, just so long as you don't break any.
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I think it's really important to be conscious of yourself and the world around you. For me, that meant reading a lot and reporting.
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Sarcasm is like cheap wine - it leaves a terrible aftertaste.
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When you try to find funding for a VVA function, it doesn't seem like it's any trouble at all. People come out of the woodwork with their money to help out because we went over and fought a war.
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Which country in the world has the kind of talent India has in numbers?
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Music is a big influence in my work and sometimes drives the energy of where I want to go.
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When I was in high school, I read all of Neil Simon's plays.
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Some twins feel like they need to compare themselves to each other, but we're not that way. That's because of my parents, though, and having six kids in the family.
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Teachers tell me that they'd like to work more closely with parents.
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My parents' marriage is a gift to everyone around them - 60 years of making their kids laugh. How many parents are actually funny?
