Antonya Nelson Quotes
I like the way that psychological extremity can illuminate more 'normal' characters by forcing a comparison.
Quotes to Explore
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We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many different backgrounds, which is a great achievement by itself, but an even greater achievement is that we have turned all of that variety and diversity into unity.
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I started as an actor. I started directing because Steppenwolf needed another strong director.
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I wanted to be a director and producer and writer, but in the early '40's the union wouldn't let you get through the gates. You couldn't get on a crew, or even learn to direct.
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To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
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Prostitution presents a moral, economic and social problem that cannot be resolved juridically.
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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
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Doctrines provide an architecture for both Republican and Democrat presidents to carry out policies.
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If I was a condiment, I'm gonna go ahead and say I would be Sriracha, because I go well with other things. I'm too much for some people, and hipsters like me.
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Anyway, I tried liking Jimmy Corrigan but I couldn't.
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My stories are Alaska stories, and they need to be told in Alaska. Evergreen Films is located in Alaska; the company does amazing work, and I am thrilled at the prospect of working together.
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Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.
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I do like a lot of things that a lot of adults would scoff at. 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' 'Looney Tunes.'
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The thing about curly hair is that it's a toss-up. Some days you can let it air dry and it's better than a hair-do, but some days you just look like a sloppy person. I'm really resistant to a trim. I only do it when it gets hard to brush out in the shower, then I'll submit, begrudgingly.
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Every formula of every religion has in this age of reason, to submit to the acid test of reason and universal assent.
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I think that our comfort is in our history.
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I never lose an opportunity to speak about my obsession: humankind and the environment.
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Basically we just created our own label, but again we just did it to document our own music and create our own thing, so the major labels were just always out of our picture, we're not interested.
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Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.
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I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.
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I got my Equity Card with my Broadway debut when I did 'Rent.' I was in high school, and I came to New York to do that show.
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One of the mistakes I made was thinking chickens and penguins could sing, just like all the other animals in the 'Muppets.' But it turns out those animals are not allowed to sing words.
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To me, creative work is labor, like any other kind of labor. It's got value, and it takes your time, and it's useful to people, depending.
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What I've seen in my own life is that when I get something important done it's because of a lot of other people - some who get credit, some who don't.
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I like the way that psychological extremity can illuminate more 'normal' characters by forcing a comparison.
