The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) Quotes
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I'm always looking for something new: a new inspiration, a new philosophy, a new way to look at something, new talent.
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Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.
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But all over Ohio - all over America - men and women are going back to work with the pride of building something stamped 'Made in America.'
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One of the first things I picked up when I was very, very young out of a record store was work from Peter Saville - the early things he used to do for Factory Records.
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I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes.
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When we talk of freedom and opportunity for all nations, the mocking paradoxes in our own society become so clear they can no longer be ignored.
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I veer away from trying to understand why I act. I just know I need to do it.
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Even in an enlightened democracy, the media have to check themselves to make sure they are not contributing to an unnecessary mass hysteria.
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As long as I can remember, growing up we had a guitar around our house, and I was always plucking on it.
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The red carpet is kind of a surreal experience. There's nothing normal about it, so for me the most important thing is to maintain some normality right until the point you get out of the car.
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My French is still good. That's a beautiful language and I'm happy to speak it.
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As a rule, one should never place form over content.
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When I grew up there was no web, blogging or tweeting. In fact, where I grew up there was not even television! I met a lot of my friends in school and in college, and they are still my friends today.
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We advised them to do what they think proper against the war.
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My music and lyrics became an extension of this Indian philosophy.
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A Syrian war would consume Trump's presidency.
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Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling.
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I was blown away watching Michael Keaton act because he was such a maniacal, evil person on set. He takes on a totally different life, and it was so amazing to watch him work.
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I had a novel in the back of my mind when I won an Ian St James story competition in 1993. At the award ceremony an agent asked me if I was writing a novel. I showed her four or five chapters of what would become 'Behind the Scenes at the Museum' and to my surprise she auctioned them off.
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It's been said to me that I'm self-destructive because I'll walk away from things that are good.
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I think it's sort of a compliment. Jay Mohr does it in front of me all the time. I've got another friend who does me on his answering machine. When I call him, I hear myself.
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I played a homosexual bodyguard in 'The Last Detective,' and that was quite a pleasure to do something slightly different. I was a very camp bodyguard!
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Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen.
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Literally wrote 'Starboy' in 30 minutes.
