James Arthur Quotes
I've made mistakes, and I'm very aware of them, and I've tried to better myself from those mistakes.
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People get TV deals by doing something in their grandmother's basement. It is definitely the wave. Everybody is trying to do all that stuff. I mean, the Internet is the only reason that I've gotten work is because I've somehow created a line and people have seen it. And then I've been asked to auditions.
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I love this planet... I want to see the environment preserved and I want to see the human race preserved. And I'd like to see everybody living decently in a more equitable, kind-hearted, thoughtful, generous world.
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I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious views in this country.
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Black-and-white always looks modern, whatever that word means.
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A woman can never have enough shoes.
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I gotta be honest with you... I hate numbers. I hate chapter numbers. I hate them.
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I find it's really hard for anybody to meet anyone. I'm not big on dates anyways. I still have to work that out.
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Right now I am trying to be in a place of calm, a place where I can chill out and then handle the chaos of life better. You don't just get it overnight; you have to work at it. It's a daily struggle.
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Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.
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The job of the president of the United States is to talk to the public, is to explain to them. Now, some presidents talk too much, like Bill Clinton. Some presidents try to talk but don't know how, like George Bush senior.
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I dance. A lot. I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.
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My job is to notice echoes and notice resonances. Scientists are not supposed to do the same thing that cultural critics do.
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Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it.
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When I was in high school I got involved in the fringe theater scene in Chicago, and I met some openly gay people. I could see that it got better, that they were happy and loved and supported. I saw with my own eyes that it got better.
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I believe that in this world it is impossible to understand God.
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To have someone like Clint Eastwood come along and shoot your first draft as written is just any screenwriter's dream. And Clint is very straightforward. If it's good enough to get his attention, it's good enough to produce.
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When you make a movie independently, you raise the money beforehand, and then you make the movie kind of by yourself.
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I want to be in a stable relationship and have kids by the time I'm 30.
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In a popular medium, you're going to get loads of stuff that is trite, but there'll also be some really special moments.
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I loved literary science fiction. In fact, as a kid, when I was reading science fiction, I thought 'I can't wait for the future when the special effects are good' to represent what was in these books by Arthur C. Clarke, Alfred Bester, Philip K. Dick, J.G. Ballard, Jack Vance.
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I could have easily never worked again after 'Precious.' I could be back at my receptionist job and no one would be surprised, but I'm having a very crazy little career that no one thought would happen. Although that was never the plan.
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I think it's nice to let people know that there is an invisible part of the world. I think there are many people now who are interested in the invisible world.
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The quality & morale of teachers is absolutely central to the well being of students and their learning.
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I've made mistakes, and I'm very aware of them, and I've tried to better myself from those mistakes.
