Conor Oberst Quotes
If there's ever a kid out there that can't afford to buy the music, I still want them to hear it, and hopefully they'll go to the show, or buy a T-shirt from the band. That's the idea.
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Tone is somewhat totalising in that, once I locate it, it tells me what kind of syntax to use, what word choices to make, how much white space to leave on the page, what sentence length, what the rhythmic patterning will be. If I can't find the tone, I sometimes try narrating through the point of view of someone else.
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I can't take the theater side out of myself.
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A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.
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It is only human supremacy, which is as unacceptable as racism and sexism, that makes us afraid of being more inclusive.
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We tend to talk about death as if it is losing a battle, but that assumes living is winning and dying is not.
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I just take it one day at a time. Austin Powers has given me a lot of opportunities as far as my career.
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'The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movement in Iraq,' by Hanna Batatu. Few may wish to take on this massive, obscure work, but it changed my life, and I love it.
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Mister Cee's a legend, man.
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I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.
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I came to the industry with wide eyes and an open heart thinking I was going to make a few films that really meant something that I could pour myself into.
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L.A. really doesn't feel like home to me anymore.
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People get in fights because they don't communicate, because you don't want to hurt the other person.
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I just lost interest in performing.
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I think when you're telling a story from inside of you that's genuine, people connect with it.
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It's definitely a necessity to make split-second decisions when you're doing gymnastics because things don't always go perfect.
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I will fully engage myself to maintain CERN's excellence in all its attributes, with the help of everybody, including CERN Council, staff and users from all over the world.
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If I am meant to do a Bollywood film, I will get it. If not, I won't. I really don't differentiate between industries. As long as I get roles that give me a high, I enjoy it.
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I love animated movies in general. I like making them.
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I am not temperamental. I just know what I want and if I don't have it, I try to get it.
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He was so good with the kids on the set. He just knew exactly how to handle them. The baby would cry and Vin would hold him and do all these weird sounds and the baby would stop crying. It was really cute.
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My kids tell me to Instagram, so I do that. I have a few thousand followers.
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I spent a lot of time star-gazing, writing, and learning languages when the other kids were doing cooler things in Detroit.
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If there's ever a kid out there that can't afford to buy the music, I still want them to hear it, and hopefully they'll go to the show, or buy a T-shirt from the band. That's the idea.
