Marina Abramovic Quotes
When people ask me where I am from I never say, 'Serbia.' I always say, 'I come from a country that no longer exists.'
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There's a perception out there that the U.K. has become unfriendly to immigrants. Even if that isn't true, the very fact that that is the perception will make people not even want to come.
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I feel like, for me, different environments are very important to me creatively. I think it's my norm to be on the move.
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I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life.
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If you look at the scientists who really make a difference, they think boldly. They're not afraid to question what they see.
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I'm a chubby middle-aged white guy with short hair. I think that's it, really. I kind of have a look. Right now, I'm not fat enough to be the fat friend, but I'm not thin enough to be the leading man, so I look like a cop.
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By taking responsibility for how you choose to respond to anything or anyone, you're aligning yourself with the beautiful dance of life.
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Never judge a person if you don't know him.
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When God calls a man to be upright and pure and generous, he also calls him to be intelligent and skillful, and strong and brave.
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Only through loving and supporting one another, even in the face of unbearable pain and suffering, will this cycle of violence end.
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I'm free - but I'm also not free because there are millions of young people living in Iran. A filmmaker can only do a little.
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I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.
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I make the music my ears want to hear, I wear the clothes my body wants to wear and the ones boys call me back for, and I generally make the songs that my feet dance to.
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My dad used to give me a lot of spankings. Anything I did wrong, he was on me. I was raised by a strict disciplinarian. He kind of laid down the law.
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I hate all the terrorists in the world, whatever the purpose of their struggle. However, I support every active civil revolt against any occupation, and Israel, too, is among the despicable occupiers. Such revolt is both more just and more effective, and it does not extinguish one's spark of humanity.
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I can think of nothing that an audience won't understand. The only problem is to interest them; once they are interested, they understand anything in the world.
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Most people don't really understand what it takes to get a film made, and the struggles .I think anyone who makes a film goes through their own set of struggles.
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Really smart people don't want to say stupid things, and they really don't want to be a part of a PR-engineered interview. People really do want to be smart, and they want smart questions. So, if you ask smart questions, there's no way you can't do well.
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The truth only irritates those it enlightens, but does not convert.
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'No Bones' has some reverb that I kick around.
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A lot of actors just do whatever they do, and wherever the camera is, it is. They don't pay much attention, but I always did. I was always very close to the camera crew. They were my best buddies, no matter what movie or show I was doing.
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'They’re just ordinary people,' Nancy said. 'You can’t expect too much of them.'
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When people ask me where I am from I never say, 'Serbia.' I always say, 'I come from a country that no longer exists.'
