- 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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was the only one to go to university, and the last thing my dad wanted was for me to be an artist. But later on, when I bought him a house in the south of Spain, he thought it was all right then.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was doing an interview with a curator, and he asked me to sum up art in one word. Before he even finished asking the question, I said, 'Impurity.' Because that's it.
- Childhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
My childhood was extremely unhappy. That's not to say that my parents didn't love me. But it was traumatic, and of course, art doesn't come out of rosy gardens. It comes out of damage.
- Impress
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not impressed by people's degrees. Harvard doesn't impress me, Yale doesn't impress me, Columbia doesn't impress me.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My life has been a gift up to this point, and I've been blessed beyond my wildest imagination. And wherever this ride takes me is where I'm going.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to like Barbra Streisand films. It was 'Funny Girl' that really turned me on, in a sense, to acting. I remember it specifically being a rainy Saturday afternoon. I couldn't play football, so I stayed in, and I watched 'Funny Girl.'
- Makes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nobody makes me laugh.
- Gay
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- Nov 07, 2020
But when I did think about it and looked at the whole package - the producers behind the show, the writers, the cast I would be working with - I would have been a fool to turn it down just because the role for me was another gay role.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I make sure I always surround myself with good, down to earth, fun, real people, who always keep me grounded.
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a piano and a guitar, and I tend to switch back and forth between those two instruments to help me get inspired.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me, that would've been stupid.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to have books around to give me ideas-to get the verbal part of my brain to start working.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020