Adrian Tomine Quotes
It's a strange thing to be a so-called alternative cartoonist, because in the early part of my career, I was really tethered to the superhero world.

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I always ask, why can't I be just like Cary Grant or something.
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With every bathroom renovation, there are three areas that I focus on: budget, function and style.
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Since I started playing at the Olympics in 2000, I have always wanted to do a dress based on Wonder Woman. It should be interesting to wear. And hopefully, it will get me a gold medal.
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I was unbelievably lucky.
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I love clothes but I have spent so much of my professional life creating an image of one kind or another that it is nice not to care about it in life and let your skin breathe.
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As with lemon juice, the more sorrel you use, the more it has to be balanced with something sweet, starchy or creamy - it's a yin-yang approach to cooking that I find rather calming.
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When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.
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The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the pervert climbs into the minds of ordinary men.
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Everyone has an idea that they think would be a great movie. Everyone has a cousin who they think you should work with.
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I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.
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For me, 'Atmosphere' was more about looking inwards and reaching out to people close to me. To emphasize the fact that I'm singing on the first single, this album is really more about me and songs that I've written instead of collaborating with people.
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I am always dabbling in new skin routines, but it's always about moisture.
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There is not love where there is no will.
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Once I turned 13, I was the guy magnet.
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You won't find me in a romantic comedy. Those movies don't speak to me. People don't come to talk to me about those scripts, because they probably think I'm this dark, twisted, miserable person.
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I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.
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I was dressed like Darth Vader. Vader was my man, even with the villainy. He wore all black and had a deep voice; he reminded me of my uncle. I had a cheap mask-cape combo, the kind available at any pharmacy during October.
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I believe in something that maybe can be defined as the God in one's heart, in the heart of every human being, but not in a God who sits on high looking down on us and taking care of us and whom we bother with things trivial and weighty so that he will be good to us and arrange things for us here.
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We need the Chinese to - you know, spend more, save less - consume more and not be so focused on exports. There are big changes we need in the world.
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I'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess.
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I wish I had a great relationship with my mother.
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All I'm doing is painting. It's my hobby. And that's that.
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To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
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It's a strange thing to be a so-called alternative cartoonist, because in the early part of my career, I was really tethered to the superhero world.