Anthony McCarten Quotes
It's impossible to make a living in the arts unless you make a fortune. There's almost no in-between. Writers are either broke or rolling in it. Oddly, you can't tell them apart.
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First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
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I'm normal. I just had a different occupation for a while, and when you're in a different occupation, you have to carry yourself a different way. Most of my art is me bringing you stories from that era of my life. My life now is kind of boring.
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If there is no criticism, you become lazy. But it should be constructive, and it should be the truth. If it's biased and there's no truth in it, then I don't care about it. If it's true, it helps me grow.
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In order to obtain the goal of returning to Palestine, all of us sometimes have to grit our teeth.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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When you get on a good horse, you just know. They are powerful, they stop quickly, they can turn in both directions, and they are fast.
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The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.
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Obviously, local elections are where you can make the most difference, but it's great when everyone starts talking about what they believe in.
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I was all about my thoughts, my work, my inspiration. I was always in hair.
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I have an obligation to use what I know to try to bring real, usable medical science to every doctor and bedside and patient.
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I remember visiting my grandmother Adele in Ponce Inlet, Florida, when I was three years old, and she had an IBM electric typewriter. I thought that this electric typewriter was about the most fascinating toy in the world - I liked the little bell and the sounds and the feel of the keys and especially the erase key.
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Acting found me. I thought maybe I should try to find it again. We'll see.
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I've got my Grammys on top of my piano and I look at them when I play.
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I guess when people ask what is the biggest transition to the NBA from college, it is definitely defense and the mental part.
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Teach For America was built on the idea that our best hope of reaching 'One Day' is to have thousands of alumni use their diverse experiences and ideas to effect change from inside and outside the education system.
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Only recently have I been introduced to the gym and heavy weightlifting and things like that. Before that, when I grew up, I just did a lot of gymnastics and dance. I had more of an athletic background, but nothing where I was in the gym or using any kind of weights.
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Publication in 'The New Yorker' meant everything, and it's no exaggeration to say that it changed my life.
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Being in nature is very important to me. I'm not a glamour puss.
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By reducing our dependence of foreign oil and increasing alternative energy sources such as ethanol, we can begin to bring down prices at the pumps, create thousands of new jobs and bring a much needed boost to our economy.
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Don't think too much of style.
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I'm not sure there are too many people who write what I write.
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I started - well, in England it works a little bit differently. You have to do Fringe theatre, which is basically free theatre. You do it in pubs and small theaters and village halls across the country, and you work for a theatre company. You're part of a troupe.
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It's impossible to make a living in the arts unless you make a fortune. There's almost no in-between. Writers are either broke or rolling in it. Oddly, you can't tell them apart.
