Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes
I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing.Curtis Sittenfeld
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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I went to the Technion and studied with Avram Hershko. I found it more exciting than practicing medicine.
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Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms and men in love.
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
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My parents spent 16 years hauling my butt to L.A. for audition after audition. I remember always hoping I could help take care of them because they took such good care of me.
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When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat.
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I have been fortunate that publications like the 'New York Times' and 'The Wall Street Journal' have allowed me to share some of my opinions with a wider audience.
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My biggest thing has always been privacy. With an interview such as this where the questions are about me, I struggle to express myself. I have an immediate answer in my head of what I'd say, but sometimes I feel that it would be too honest. So these wheels of censorship start going around my head.
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Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
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The difference between Tinted Windows and Hanson shows is a lot of just repertoire. Hanson has been a band for years - we have a lot of songs to pull from and it's a different dynamic - a common kind of thread. With Tinted Windows - it's kind of a little like 'hey, we're this new band.'
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Experimenting with different sounds is great, but when it comes down to it, you're still playing a guitar.
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In the year 3000, everything will be instant.
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Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.
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Maybe our generation is more about sex, but it feels like romance is dying out.
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America can enjoy a vital, fully functioning government, with all the benefits provided by Texas, while reducing Texas at the same time.
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If you speak to anyone who's ever done time, the fact that you make it out of there alive is a miracle.
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A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
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I wear a lot of wigs as Jacques Mesrine. He'd wear multiple wigs and take them off one at a time to rob three banks in one hour.
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Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.
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People always make the mistake of calling an idea small or stupid because they don't understand how it's going to evolve.
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Live albums are very important for Rush, and they became sort of a closing chapter for us.
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I haven't done as many films as I would have liked. A lot of my contemporaries have done more. I don't have 'I will be a movie star' emblazoned on anything, but I'd like do a bit more screen stuff and then when the time is right come back to theatre. When it is good, theatre takes a lot of beating both to watch and perform.
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To me, writing is a very physical process. I lay out the entire book with the two narratives side by side on my bedroom floor, and just get down on my hands and knees and start looking at it in that physical space. "Does this really follow from this? Should this be here or elsewhere?" I will literally cut the paper into paragraphs. I'll cut it into segments and move the segments around from one narrative to the other until I feel that I've found the natural structure.
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I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing.
Curtis Sittenfeld
