Elif Batuman Quotes
It's possible to watch 'Gone Girl' and feel that you have seen something terribly bleak. But it's also possible to receive it as good news. Any powerful articulation of the need for change is also a testimony to the possibility of change.
Quotes to Explore
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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But I've always attracted attention, it's true, ever since I was very young.
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Since grief only aggravates your loss, grieve not for what is past.
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'Saving Grace,' even though fictionally it was set in Oklahoma, we shot it right outside of L.A.
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If you have spent any time with Barack Obama, you know he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He knows sports.
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I've spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I'm not irresponsible.
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I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.
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I believe in forgiveness.
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I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.
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I want to serve the people.
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If you're setting up lights and tripods, and you've got three assistants running around, people will want to get you out as fast as they can. But if you go the opposite way, if you make the camera the least important thing in the room, then it's different.
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I'm not bothered about what others are doing. All I want to do is excel in whatever it is that I do.
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To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that.
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It wouldn't bother me at all not to play on my own album.
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I know I stand visibly onstage, but my function is still unseen, because I rarely see the immediate results of what I am saying or doing or writing.
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I remember the screen test for 'Gossip Girl' was on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank. I was about 17 or 18 years old at the time. I remember driving onto the lot and going, 'Oh my God. This is surreal.'
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Art has often been and continues to be considered transcendent. I see this as misguided and, in fact, a way of subverting the powerful voice art can be in global discussions about politics, economics, society, culture, religion and international relations.
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I was really fat in school.
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It's possible to watch 'Gone Girl' and feel that you have seen something terribly bleak. But it's also possible to receive it as good news. Any powerful articulation of the need for change is also a testimony to the possibility of change.
