David Bowie (David Robert Jones) Quotes
To be taken seriously about doing something creative and probably travel a lot. That was my motivation. I knew I was good, I knew I could write. I also knew you could get laid really easily.
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In the Seventies, a lot of executions via electric chair failed because of technical problems. Seed tells the true story of someone who survived and sought revenge. They buried him alive to make it seem he was dead.
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I've got a couple of Harleys and a couple of Ducatis.
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Anytime you get to work with an actor who is beyond you in experience and talent, I feel like they make you a better actor. You really bring up your game.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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I've used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don't know it.
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The whole idea is whatever you do, have fun with it; try to make sure that it's quality and something you don't mind putting your name on.
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If you actively do something, it will stop making you feel like a victim and you'll start feeling like part of the solution, which is just a huge benefit to your body and your psyche.
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If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms.
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We need money. We need hits. Hits bring money, money bring power, power bring fame, fame change the game.
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I see if I can make human beings look like reptiles.
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When a man is treated like a beast, he says, 'After all, I'm human.' When he behaves like a beast, he says 'After all, I'm only human.'
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Some companies use off-balance-sheet partnerships to raise money or to buy assets without ever telling their shareholders in their financial statements.
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My own belief is all men should be feminists, and with enthusiasm.
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There is something about the airline industry that really grabbed me.
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A sad fact of life lately at the Museum of Modern Art is that when it comes to group shows of contemporary painting from the collection, the bar has been set pretty low.
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It's incredibly hard to get meaningful work done when your workday has been shredded into work moments.
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There's so much more to a book than just the reading.
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I am driven by ingredients. My Italian heritage and French training inevitably poke through as well, guiding my techniques.
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I think the whole idea of me was that I wasn't going to be but that I wanted to be, desperately.
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As an actor, it easy to be so self-critical, saying to yourself, 'Am I good enough? Am I good looking enough? Am I smart enough?'
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I think that everyone has the power to make a change in the world.
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I go out with my friends as often as I can on the weekends, and I'm always drawn to girls with rhythm.
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To be taken seriously about doing something creative and probably travel a lot. That was my motivation. I knew I was good, I knew I could write. I also knew you could get laid really easily.
