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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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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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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Today, Negroes play on every big league club and in every minor league. With millions of other Negroes in other walks of life, we are willing to stand up and be counted for what we believe in. In baseball or out, we are no longer willing to wait until Judgment Day for equality - we want it here on earth as well as in Heaven.
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I'm not concerned with people seeing me in a certain way. Some people see me as a kid, some people see me as an adult. But I'm seriously not going to complain how anybody sees me, as long as they see me.
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Each project is torturous and joyful, and it's always an inspiration.
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My every birthday wish was, 'I want to someday be on TV.'
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I wake up every morning at, like, seven or eight because I think that there's a bad story about me, and I have to check. My worst fear is waking up and finding something bad about me on the Internet.
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I always look back to my first Olympic medal in 2004 in Athens. I was very new to the sport, and it was my first big win at the Olympics.
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TV is where writers get to tell interesting stories. Because writers, for the most part, run television.
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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.
