Austin Seferian-Jenkins Quotes
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I love the immediacy of an audience being there and reacting. I'm spoiled, having grown up in theater.
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I never had plastic surgery. I had a nose procedure done because I had to. I had no cartilage in my nose; I have a piece of cartilage from my ear put into my nose. I had a medical procedure done. I have no plastic in my nose.
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I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went to Europe a couple of times.
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Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an excuse for stealing Post-It notes, but it is much more difficult to come up with an excuse for taking $10,000 from petty cash.
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The thing that makes the great players great, and that separates players from different players is, when you going out there whether being prepared or not, you have to react. And if you're thinking, you're already a step behind.
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For a lot of pop performers, fame and celebrity is part of the job. But for singer-songwriters, no one really cares.
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But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean.
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More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
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No phone, a movie, a glass of wine, and some salad. Perfect!
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I like films to be pure cinema, but I also like them to provide a snapshot of a family, a society or a character - something that can nourish you as a human being as well as an actor.
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I thank you for your kind invitation to introduce me to the president of the Republic. Since I have not been out of my atelier for two months, I have no appropriate costume for this circumstance. Please excuse me.
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Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.
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Radical Islamists spread from Western Africa through the Middle East, all the way to South Asia to sub-Indian continent.
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If I get too type-cast, that's the worst possible scenario.
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Acting has always existed alongside my normal life. It's been a case of learning on the job. I've worked in so many styles, with so many people, so I've picked bits up from everyone and everything.
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Right now the problem in Thailand is we have high debt, but we don't know how to earn the new source of revenue back to Thailand. This is my job.
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I talk to the universe all the time.
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Don't let your fear paralyze you. Prepare yourself not only technically, but also emotionally.
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You've got to have the right attire for the right event. I attend a lot of dinners, a lot of concerts, and I have to be on the red carpet; each has its own dress code, and I have to be prepared. Jeans and a hoodie are great for a concert, but a dinner party?
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It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.
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When a man's mind rides faster than his horse can gallop they quickly both tire.
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I love pop music, but I feel like the genre is overpopulated - there was so much bubblegum for a while, but I feel like Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran are bringing good, real music back to the radio.
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I want to be great at everything. I want to be the best at everything.