Xavier Dolan Quotes
Homosexuality is like an inside baseball thing. It's like a gag that people share; 'How is your husband?' But when it comes to bringing diversity to a broader audience, suddenly it's a different road. It's what we call 'a risk.' Isn't it our responsibility to elevate the standards and change people's perceptions?
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
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Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.
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I personally do not drink. To drink or not to is one's own choice. So long as it doesn't affect others, it is okay.
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The thing about American writers is that, as a group, they get stuck in the same idea: that we're a continent and the world falls away after us. And it's just nonsense.
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Incommensurables cannot be compared.
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I always saw myself as a large stockholder trying to make a difference. I wasn't raiding anybody.
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Ordinary people who have lots of good ideas want more than a suggestion box, and they need a union to represent that thinking.
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I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal.
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I'm in love with music, and I'm pregnant by it. It's like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets!
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I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
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I grew up on Don Knotts and Jerry Lewis and all the guys from Second City.
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Thumbs up to the buxom woman. Size zero is boring!
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I am the middle child with an older and younger brother.
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It's insane to me to ask anybody to be what they're not. Know what you know the best, love the most. That's always going to be the answer to the thing that you have the best shot at winning at.
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Most people want to become movie stars and I just want to be in the business. I already was a star. If I get the part of a lifetime and it blows up, then that's wonderful. But if the acting doesn't work, fine. I'll just be a producer. And if the producing doesn't work, fine. I've got a lot of other stuff.
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I'm a believer in home-made recipes and concoctions, so I stick to natural or herbal products as much as I can. I also meditate regularly to de-stress.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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Our original name was Wild Country, but when we first went to The Bowery, they had the name of all 50 states around the edge of the club, so we went to the sign that said 'Alabama' and stuck our band name underneath it.
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I have 'the first' attached to my name in a whole lot of different aspects when it comes to the sport of basketball.
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There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared; never give up; and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected: - Shine!
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I come from a working-class background where I was much more likely to read socialist books and leaflets than Bronte or Dickens - neither of whom I've yet read.
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I'm never really that worried about doing something a little different, 'cause it always just seems to fit into what I want to do.
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Homosexuality is like an inside baseball thing. It's like a gag that people share; 'How is your husband?' But when it comes to bringing diversity to a broader audience, suddenly it's a different road. It's what we call 'a risk.' Isn't it our responsibility to elevate the standards and change people's perceptions?
