Octavia E. Butler Quotes
I don't write about good and evil with this enormous dichotomy. I write about people. I write about people doing the kinds of things that people do.
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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I was thinking about the women of Pakistan, those who are not allowed to get education, those who are not allowed to do whatever they want to do in their life. I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
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Most of us, if we're not careful, tend to dehumanize the enemy.
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Singing, writing songs, is kind of my biggest fear, but it's the thing I feel I need to conquer.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there's going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.
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My first audition happened to be for 'Kindergarten Cop,' and I took that role. I was only starting to learn English at that point. Spanish is my first language, so they made me a speaking character in the movie. I didn't really know I was shooting a movie. I was just having a lot of fun with 30 kids my own age.
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I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it.
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There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.
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I've never, ever done a piece of work - and can't imagine doing a piece of work - when I've thought, 'I was pretty perfect in that.'
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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In some weird, warped way, I'm actually convinced that if I got mugged, I could probably take out the guy.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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Because women have been marginalised, they're more likely to behave like immigrants and continue to push themselves forward in order to avoid falling through the cracks, but I don't think a happy ending comes from matriarchy.
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I had always been feeling uncomfortable in my mind about giving advice to others and not acting upon it myself.
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I wasn't one of those kids who was chasing the dream and wanted to get to Hollywood because one day I was gonna get my chance and be a big star. I never felt like that.
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I am so lucky that throughout my career I've been able to play such different characters.
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The bad news is that my thin melanoma has something called mitosis, which means the cancer cells are dividing and multiplying even as I write. My thin melanoma has already spread outside of the tumor and into the deep layers of skin.
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I've learned to steer away from the wrong kind of woman for me.
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'Pain' is more indicative of what I like to do. I'm lyric-conscious. I like to tell stories, give advice. Instead of writing a 'Dear Abby' column, I do it on records.
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I don't write about good and evil with this enormous dichotomy. I write about people. I write about people doing the kinds of things that people do.
