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When I lost my first record deal, my wife and kids and I lost - I wouldn't say friends, but - we lost a lot people around us. They just vanished! They were nowhere to be found. I couldn't get a break, and I couldn't get people to even respond to my emails about songs, no matter how good something was.
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I think everybody's book is about somebody's daughter, in a lot of ways. I dig that.
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De La Hoya doesn't know about salsa. He should keep on singing mariachis and leave the salsa to me. I'm good at salsa.
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On certain days, it can get difficult, because acting is about being naked emotionally. There are days when you are feeling empty, but the scene demands you to go through a cathartic experience. That's why I like to know what my schedule for a particular film is beforehand.
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When you're writing a song, you have to know two things. You have to know who you are, and you have to think about other people.
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Growing up, I felt like I couldn't talk about certain things until I had the outlets to do so. Once you're able to be honest and say things as they are, it removes this crazy stigma and fear around it.
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I'm satisfied to go in at the bottom - that's the best way to learn what things are all about.
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And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite is a precondition for a long-term fix for the problem.
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About a year ago, out of the blue, I just wrote a bunch of songs.
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I do believe that if we have information about your emotional experiences, we can help you be in a more positive mood and influence your wellness.
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If you want to survive Ebola, you need to be young. If you're in your late 30s, the death rate is about 80 percent, and if you're over 45, then the death rate goes up to about 90 percent.
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I've tried to write in a way that transcends beyond just sexuality and is more about letting go of our fear and trusting the people around us.
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I have two little children. I didn't want to be missing their childhood while I was away, busy writing about children.
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If I get an offer, and I think there is something I can do, then I will think about it... I am ready to consider any film and TV acting offers, provided it is great.
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If this is the information age, what are we so well-informed about?
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love is all about timing
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With my representation of a black woman in the world today, there's such a powerful response from my community about what it means to have black representation on television. That response is so overwhelming and so strong that I just have to express my own gratitude for it, because I understand the necessity for it.
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How I go about my work is I like to stay consistent. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, and I have a really good program, and I like to stick to it.
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I don't know how anyone can put on a uniform and not care about winning.
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It's the most unrealistic thing you can do to shoot a close-up, and it's the most unrealistic place you can be as a performer. And yet actors grouse about having to do visual effect shots, but they love doing close-ups.
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I was a fat kid. I can laugh now. But I got teased about being an Oompa Loompa and stuff like that.
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The thing about coming back to the Bay Area, it's like coming home for me.
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For whatever reason we were obviously in some foul trouble. I don't want to talk about the fouls anymore.
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Success is rarely about having the best, the most, or the cheapest features in a product. Instead, it is almost always about knowing what matters to your sponsor in a client or partner account and delivering on that.
