E. L. Doctorow Quotes
When I'm writing, I like to seal everything off and face the wall, not to look outside the window. The only way out is through the sentences.
Quotes to Explore
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When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.
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I never blamed Pinochet, or my torturers, or external circumstances.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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Consciousness is indeed always with us. Everyone knows 'I am!' No one can deny his own being.
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Home is, I suppose just a child's idea. A house at night, and a lamp in the house. A place to feel safe.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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I made sacrifices willingly; it was what I did best.
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Chris Messina is amazing, and he's so serious - he's, like, a proper actor! He's got craft! I love to watch him. But not in a creepy way.
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I was the 'no one understands me' teenager. But I think truly I've realized now that I didn't understand a thing myself. So I just had some livin' to do.
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People are getting careers from YouTube and uploading videos. And they're totally different - you can't necessarily be funny on a video, and then all of a sudden you're live in a theater. You don't have the tools yet. It's a lot more involved to go from being funny on a little iPhone screen to being live in front of people and being funny.
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It would have shown people that I was prepared to do that kind of work, although I find myself in a position now where I don't really need to and I could pick and choose the kind of characters I'd like to do.
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The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
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My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes.
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I've got a couple of Harleys and a couple of Ducatis.
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Not obsessed with particularly Nike, but sneakers in general. I love them.
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I did do some Shakespeare on film, it's really difficult. It's really interesting, because I was doing a series in Canada called 'Slings and Arrows' and it was about a company based around the Stratford Festival.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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Only those who still have hope can benefit from tears.
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There definitely is that element of guys who like to party and have a good time and... putting off for as long as possible the idea that they'll actually have to settle down.
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I'm one of those guys who believes that you need a strong woman in your life.
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We realize it's going to be even harder to win because everyone out there wants to beat us. The way I look at it, any team can beat us and anything can happen out there, so the team that we face each week is our biggest threat. Our quest is to repeat as champions. To do that, we have to take it one game at a time and continue to work hard.
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There came this point where I sat down with all my notebooks and I had to start to write, when I thought: this whole notion of writing for the person who understands nothing, the average reader... He has to die! I can't have him in my head. And so the person I started writing for was the homicide detective.
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When I'm writing, I like to seal everything off and face the wall, not to look outside the window. The only way out is through the sentences.
