James Bay Quotes
There should be an element of mystique between the fans and the artist. That bit between the stage and the audience. I think that's necessary.
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I can't understand artists that don't want to perform and, like, get on stage and do their songs for all their fans every night.
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I love speaking at schools. That's always my favorite because I wish I'd had someone who was like me come speak at my school.
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People want to come to Pakistan but are not given visas. We wish for visas to be given to those people who want to come to Pakistan.
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But I think mainly, you know, just up in the East Coast, it's where it all originated. You know, Philadelphia. It goes back to the beginning. So, you know, fans have a lot of history, and they love their teams up here.
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I would have done well as a gypsy child, I think. A circus baby. I coulda played a great street urchin or ragamuffin. Or just been one. I certainly liked entertaining people and making jokes, but I don't know necessarily if that's what your child is prone to that you should necessarily put them in a real working industry at six years old.
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I missed a lot of school for auditions, but other than that I had a very normal childhood.
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Health care providers, saving lives daily in our emergency rooms, live with federal mandates.
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Always remember: the alleviation of poverty is never a political or economic issue - it is moral.
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I always think I love work, and I knew early on that I wanted to be an actress. Then I meet people who have truly dedicated their lives to acting, and I realise that I'm so completely in the back seat.
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If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience.
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Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice.
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Amiri Baraka went to Howard. Lucille Clifton went to Howard. Ossie Davis went to Howard. And I was aware of that when I was there. Charles Drew went to Howard. Thurgood Marshall went to the law school. Being aware of that and having all of that brought to bear, again, it's one of those things that I can't really separate from my career as a writer.
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There's all this stuff that is happening in Edinburgh now, it's a sad attempt to create an Edinburgh society, similar to a London society, a highbrow literature celebrity society.
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If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be.
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I think Picasso is more feminine than Matisse.
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I would like to think that I curse expertly - it's not something that I do without considering it. I never curse without intending to; it's not something I resort to because of inability to articulate or find the correct word.
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Malraux writes in a language in which there is no way to say 'perhaps' or 'I don't know,' so that after a while we grow accustomed to saying it for him.
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The Internet doesn’t just offer opportunities for misogynistic abuse, you know. Penis enlargers can also be bought discreetly.
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I've experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows. I think to really appreciate anything you have to be at both ends of the spectrum.
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In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.
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I'm all about being self-deprecating because I think it's hilarious. Any actor who takes themselves seriously just needs to stop being such a piece of s**t.
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He wanted to tell me that he thought he finally knew why Christ said to call no man Fool. Christ had said it, Seymour thought I'd want to know, because there are no fools. Dopes, yes - fools, no.
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Lennon has an amazing ability to think before she speaks. She doesn't have to constantly be talking. She just thinks, and when she speaks, it's thoughtful. She's very calm. I'm trying to learn that from her.
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There should be an element of mystique between the fans and the artist. That bit between the stage and the audience. I think that's necessary.
