Elif Batuman Quotes
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I personally don't like to rehearse so much. I really sort of trust my instinct.
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That attitude and toughness that we want to play with, that, to me, is the most critical thing.
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I came to acting in a very circuitous way.
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I win by submissions, knockouts. There's guys ranked above me, but no one's interested in seeing them fight. They want to see me fight.
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The difference between American parties is actually simple. Democrats are in favor of higher taxes to pay for greater spending, while Republicans are in favor of greater spending, for which the taxpayers will pay.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.
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I was a good bartender. I wouldn't say I was the best bartender in New York, but I could hold my own.
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No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.
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I am just a plain Jew; I mean have no training.
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These days, everything is magnified very quickly by the media - the slightest slip can turn into a catastrophe.
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When you're as plain as I am, you've gotta have a gimmick.
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That's the thing with sci-fi and action roles. You have to play the danger as real. If you don't, you end up with egg on your face. You have to commit. You can't think about how stupid it might look without the special effects.
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I have the same friends and the same bad habits.
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I think the best comedies came out during the Depression. Personally.
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I didn't go looking to marry an American, it just kinda happened like that.
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We've got some very good things to do without screwing around with sleeves.
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We clearly realize that freedom's inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
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We can't begin to feed ourselves with a local-centric system if we lock up land in royal manor models.
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On telly, there's been a move towards entertainment - with some very high-powered, fast-moving dramas. Then we have the Internet, where we get our information but it's all in bite-size pieces. I think the documentary, as a form, actually speaks to what's missing.
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We must forget the prewar time, which was totally different. The sooner we adjust ourselves to the new, changed world, to its new, albeit harsh, beauties, the sooner will each individual be able to find his own personal happiness. The distress of Germany will spiritualize and deepen us.
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I really enjoy doing remixes, but I don't want to be known as just a 'remix artist' for the rest of my career.
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By the time I got to college, the Cold War was basically over.
