Anne Carson Quotes
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I've always had better luck learning things on my own. And I really love the challenge of doing it yourself and kind of being alone against the system.
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I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.
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As you probably know, I've written a lot about the presidency, so it's obviously exciting when you get to interview a president and write about it.
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You can celebrate the female form in comfort. We left corsets behind in the dark ages, so why bring them back now?
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Generally the whole entertainment business now is bland.
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Those who live in a world of human beings can only retrace their steps.
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Don't sell credits; don't sell walk-on roles... If people want to back you, they'll back you. But if you have to entice people will walk-on roles and crazy credits, you're undermining yourself.
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I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
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I was in an awful lot of trouble in Hollywood.
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Before I go to bed, I brush my teeth and take off all my makeup. I like to use Neutrogena's makeup remover wipes.
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I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
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I'm very conscious of other people's opinions and of people not liking me.
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I started working at the age of 2, doing commercials and modeling in New York.
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The thing that's protected me creatively is that the movies have made profits.
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When I was on stage with the Spice Girls, I thought people were there to see the other four and not me.
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Dirk Nowitzki has been my hero for many years.
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My parents were both actors; my dad sort of quite early on. My mother acted for a while, and now she's a painter.
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It's a little strange when part of your family is in the public eye, and you're being put into a box that you're not necessarily in. That's when it starts to feel a bit odd: When you're being told who you are, but it's incorrect.
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When you are constantly around other professionals, you end up learning and growing.
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I have limited interests. I really like all sorts of gear. Guitar gear. Recording gear. Stuff like that. I like music, you know.
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Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not, and parenthood is one of the biggest life changes there is.
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Showbiz is a job. I never take it too seriously. I work hard, but I never pretend it’s life or death. I’m just incredibly lucky.
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Every man depends on the quantity of sense, wit, or good manners he brings into society for the reception he meets with in it.
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The man has a theory. The woman has hipbones. Here comes Death.
