Claire Messud Quotes
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I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and I certainly would say I am inclined towards them.
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If the 2016 election is any indication, every four years, millions more Americans will continue backing away from their own parties to choose a third party instead.
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Every quirky girl doesn't have to be the best-friend character. It's a very limiting and self-fulfilling prophecy. People only write things that will get green-lit, so they write to those stereotypes.
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The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry.
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Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal.
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I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.
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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
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You haven't partied until you've partied at dawn in complete silence with Buddhist monks.
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The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
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It's quite absurd to act against a smoke creature that is not there.
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Focus on remedies, not faults.
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For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial 'I eat ethnic food', to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.
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It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
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I'm the kind of person who'll have a few drinks and fall asleep at 11.
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I'm very blessed with the perfect husband.
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Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.
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There is a profound difference between information and meaning.
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I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music.
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When I tell people I'm an Italian Jew, they're very amused by it. But obviously by blood I'm Jewish, because my mother is.
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Canada can be tough for urban music.
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If I was a male, I had the right to, when I stepped out the door, take off my shirt. It's not right for the state to ask me to be both male and female. A choice needs to be made. They cannot hold me to both standards.
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When I started writing the screenplay for 'The Queen,' about the aftermath of the death of Princess Diana, both Stephen Frears, the director, and Andy Harries, the producer, begged me not to put Tony Blair in it.
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In the modern world there's no such thing as formality. A dinner jacket used to mean a tuxedo, you know?
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Yes, writing is essential to me. It's my way of living in the world.
