Adam Wingard Quotes
To me, the thing about anime is that it's so adult-oriented. I remember going to Suncoast growing up, and you see 'Akira' there with the little 'Not for Kids' sticker on it. That always made an impact on me.
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I would just die if some little girl saw me jump into bed with someone in the movies, and then she did it and got AIDS and died.
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It took me a while and a lot of hard times to figure out my purpose, I am so happy with my life. I just want to help make other people happy, too.
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China has the best opportunities. A domestic market with 1.3bn people will help create more Fortune 500 retailers.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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When I was a kid growing up, I always thought I would be a journalist, and I thought, you know, I'd cover stories about other people, and we're always taught never to make the story about yourself.
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All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot, but it was like a prelude for what was to come.
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Until now, I was insecure and I believed what the people around me said in regarding what I should sing.
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Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around.
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My sculptures cause an uproar, astonishment, and put a smile on your face.
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An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect symbols of the triumph of quantity over quality that the world has yet seen.
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Ticketmaster does not set prices. Live Nation does not set ticket prices. Artists set ticket prices.
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I spent my entire childhood with my father. I started my first business at 16, and we became business partners. He's not just a mentor and somebody that I look up to, but he's also someone whom I took work ethic and determination and all of those qualities from.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
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I gratefully look forward to oblivion, but I must be sure of it.
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It's an unfortunate reality of life that toxins are constantly building up in our bodies.
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If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at the same time, what you're hitting on is kind of right. You can relate. That's the heart of comedy. You have to have a point of view. You gotta commit. And the more you commit to it, sometimes the funnier it gets.
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I believe that if you have revolutionary potential, you must make the world a better place and use it.
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As an actress, it's part of your job to be able to imagine just about anything - even if it's not within your personal experience.
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I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.
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Willpower is essential to the accomplishment of anything worthwhile.
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Leslie Nielsen was my favorite growing up; getting to work with him was amazing.
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You can be politically correct if you want, but are you trying to say we don't have a problem? ... Most Muslims, like most everything, I mean, these are fabulous people... But we certainly do have a problem, I mean, you have a problem throughout the world. ... It wasn't people from Sweden that blew up the World Trade Center.
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To me, the thing about anime is that it's so adult-oriented. I remember going to Suncoast growing up, and you see 'Akira' there with the little 'Not for Kids' sticker on it. That always made an impact on me.
