David Bowie (David Robert Jones) Quotes
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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Hollywood can be a really tough environment for anyone trying to make a living. Unfortunately for actors of color, namely Asian Americans, opportunities have been and remain substantially limited. One place this is not the case is on 'Hawaii Five-0,' where we have three Asian American series regulars and a landscape rich with diversity.
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I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people.
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The more I push myself to really live and really experience things and step outside of my comfort zone, the more the songs are allowed to flow.
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We need to have women in more powerful positions that are making decisions, so when that 10-year-old girl is looking up and wondering, 'What can I do and what do I want to be when I get older?' She has the opportunity to do and be whatever she wants.
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Beijing was a huge slap in the face, and it forced me to look at myself. I have to realise that this is my life.
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Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.
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As long as you're having fun, that's the key. The moment it becomes a grind, it's over.
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In Mexico, you have to defend yourself and your honour.
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I like those stories that capture the brutality of life, but there's still some kind of melancholy romance.
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I am not 'in pursuit of truth.' It is not my 'quarry.' I am of my human nature a thinker, and conscious of need, responsibility of thinking-speaking with truth. I do not go about hunting 'truths.'
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I like to be involved with the scriptwriter early on, helping shape the story, and working out how the story can be told directorially.
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There never was a good war or a bad peace.
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My one thing is respect. I don't care about anything else. You should respect everyone around you - the people who work for you, peers. Be classy.
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It is funny to me that because I can run, because I'm athletic, people tend to see that as my only asset.
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I don't go to a lot of other directors' sets; directors don't come to mine. Directors are all very cordial with each other, but they're not necessarily friendly.
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But it's for every writer to decide his own pace, and the pace varies with the writer and the work.
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When I think back to the early years of my career, I wish I would have been less tolerant of the norms of that time. Compared to today's generation, my generation didn't call attention to unfair practices like equal pay and promotion tracks as often.
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I woke up on May 15, 1991, the day of my Barnard graduation, and I said to myself, 'By the end of today you will decide what you want to do with the rest of your life.'
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Because I hate fake people and I always think I'm never fake.
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One room is always enough for one person. Two rooms is not enough for two people. That is one of the conundrums in life.
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It's too late for me to get married before I'm famous. You never know people's intentions.
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Not being categorized is like keeping your mouth shut. Categorization is linguistic, people trying to understand each other. Words are misty, language is a fog. I want to be in as many boxes as possible, describe myself as thickly as possible.
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They [people] mistake fashion for style.
