Kevin Young Quotes
In many ways, I feel like the form carries so much of the weight in a poem, obviously. But I think we sometimes forget that.
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The gruesomeness of 'Death Line' was an absolute necessity for me to bring up the political content of the film. I wanted to show how devastating class distinction could be.
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Some of the most amazing people I've met in life are cops.
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In fiction, you know, there are no borders. You can go anywhere.
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I think the dot-com boom and bust represented the end of the beginning. The industry is more mature today.
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I find British men very gentlemanly... like opening doors. There is a certain chivalry about British men which I like, and I'm a sucker for an accent.
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Title IX came along and changed a lot of things for the better, but nevertheless, it meant that money became more important.
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It's wrong to say that there is no performance in a glamorous role. Even a glam role takes in a lot of effort. There is a fine line between being glamorous and being vulgar; you have to feel comfortable in what you wear.
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African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving them a kidney failure rate that is 4.2 times greater than that of white Americans.
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The computer is my favourite invention. I feel lucky to be part of the global village. I don't mean to brag, but I'm so fast with technology. People think it all seems too much, but we'll get used to it. I'm sure it all seemed too much when we were learning to walk.
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Anything can happen when people run for office.
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I want to play Lena Horne because I've always been fascinated with her. Her talent was astounding and more than that, her life story is incredible.
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All men that are ruined, are ruined on the side of their natural propensities.
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Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipeWhen tipp'd with amber, mellow, rich, and ripe; Like other charmers, wooing the caressMore dazzlingly when daring in full dress; Yet thy true lovers more admire by farThy naked beauties-give me a cigar!
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There have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal. Sometimes to do the right thing you have to break the law.
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The hardest thing in the world to understand is income taxes.
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I would absolutely love to do another Baz Luhrmann film, especially a 'Moulin Rouge' type picture.
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When all else fails, throw a party!
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It's just like music when you reckon it up. It's like listening to Pavement it's just The Fall in 1985, isn't it? They haven't got an original idea in their heads.
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I value peace when it is not bought at the price of fundamental decencies.
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I have often heard that the novel is dead. But I see novels produced, I don't know how many a week, in France. I have the impression it's carrying along quite well.
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The secret of a happy marriage is finding the right person. You know they're right if you love to be with them all the time.
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In many ways, I feel like the form carries so much of the weight in a poem, obviously. But I think we sometimes forget that.
