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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know what I do for my team and what my teammates expect of me on both ends of the floor.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, I don't want to cheat the game by saying, or kind of doing lip service by saying, I want to be the greatest ever. I want to be able to show it.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know the blessing of having a dad who played 16 years in the league. That experience, and seeing him as an example, let me know that it's possible. It's not easy, but it's possible.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, when you are have people wondering what is next, what is coming out, you are on the right track.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's really annoying for me. That's not what I'm playing for, to be the face of the NBA or to be this or that or to take LeBron's throne or whatever.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
At school, I decided I wanted to be a director and then I went out and spent the rest of my adult life trying to be a director. It was really clear to me. So in that sense I was very lucky.
- Lady
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first manager was this lady named Booh Schut. She actually worked with me on my auditions.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom always wanted me to do movies where I played, whether I had flaws or not, guys that had a good heart.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think because my parents died in their early 50s, mid 50s, I always thought I would die young. And that's been both a useful thing and I suspect something that's haunted me a little bit.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I did a study of all the coming-of-age movies that meant a lot to me, whether it was 'The Graduate' or 'Rebel Without a Cause' or 'Dead Poet's Society,' they all had that timeless feel. None of them were completely married to the details of their age. They felt timeless in their treatment of it. That's what made them resonate with me.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Harold and Maude' was a seminal movie for me because it's not only a beautiful love story, but it's also about the moment when misfits find each other.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music is a vital part of my life, and it has been since I was a kid. It helped me find my identity as a person, it helped me find my identity as an artist, and it helped me get in touch with emotions that I didn't know I had.
- Journey
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- Nov 07, 2020
The girl that introduced The Smiths' song 'Asleep' to me was an important musical influence that I met in college. From there it's been an ongoing journey of different bands at different times, introducing bands and songs to me.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Rent' was a special project for me. It was my first notable screenplay job. I worked with two wonderful directors on it, starting with Spike Lee in the summer of 2001. I wrote a draft for Spike and he was really good to me.
- Long Time
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- Nov 07, 2020