The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) Quotes
Me not finishing school - in my head, I still have this insecurity when I'm talking to someone educated.
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When I was, like, 16, I went in to the head of Disney, and I hadn't taken acting class really at all, and I didn't know what I was doing, and it was really embarrassing. Of course, you think Disney wants over-the-top and funny, and I was just trying to be over-the-top and funny, and it just wasn't working, and that was the worst.
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You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important.
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
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My dad also plays a little banjo and guitar, my mom plays the mandolin.
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New research shows that you will be dead longer than you will be alive.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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The very first time a politician puts you in his target is sometimes a disappointment, because perhaps you thought you were friends and getting along well... But it is not something that you dwelled on. At least, I did not.
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I'm as addicted to 'Power' as I am 'Empire.' I'm just grateful. We get a chance to have two phenomenal shows that we can enjoy. So when 'Empire' is over, 'Power' starts. When 'Power' is over, 'Empire' starts.
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Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'
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I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works.
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Love is the one wild card.
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I knew David Lynch going to television was going to be something. It was either going to not work, nobody was going to get it and it would disappear, or it was going to be something special and really stand out.
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You don't have to feel confident to act confident. In fact, it's the most important acting job you can learn.
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The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is that you lose three days of your life.
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The latter 1940s and early '50s were a time of tense, explosive conflict, in the world at large and in the politics of our nation.
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Guard units in the U.S. are suffering severe equipment shortages which will affect their ability to respond to emergencies in their home States, such as Katrina.
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Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
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In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
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Every company has its style, and that's what makes the Bolshoi so impressive: their attack on jumps or their attack on choreography.
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The pending merger with XM will offer unprecedented choice for consumers and create tremendous value for stockholders.
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We really like having songs where we think the arrangement is just as important as the melodies, even though they're typically not.
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I did three years training for stage in drama school.
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As a kid, during the school year, my head was often buried in a textbook or Judy Blume book; the words and pictures were the perfect, barrier-free environment for me.
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Me not finishing school - in my head, I still have this insecurity when I'm talking to someone educated.
