- Nov 07, 2020
Only Quotes
On narrowed choices and the one option that remains.
The word 'only' frames very different ideas here: a single film genre praised for its originality, a physicist's account of shifting foundations, and a stated view on Cold War-era power struggles across Europe. For more, see our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always the only black in the movie theater, the only black in class, the only black in the library, the only black in the discotheque. I always felt observed and judged.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was so green, and my background was mostly in theater. The only thing I'd done in front of a camera, besides an infomercial and one commercial, was 'Brothers McMullen.'
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm definitely more attracted to chaos than to order. The point is, I find the female roles out there very cliche. If we are limited to being only lovers or mothers, we are limiting ourselves.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, choosing between fiction and nonfiction is really only about picking the right tool for the job.
- Nov 07, 2020
I eventually thought, this is the only thing I could do as a profession, I can't really do anything else.
- Nov 07, 2020
Each week, we might write 500 jokes for 'Weekend Update,' and ultimately, we can only do about 10.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's many times this year I've sat back and thought, I'm making a living from making things up. It's the only skill I have so I've been really lucky.
- Earth
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- Nov 07, 2020