- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You Quotes
Quotes that speak straight to you.
This collection gathers quotes framed around 'you' - from candid reflections on body image pressures passed down in families to observations about how humor can mask real vulnerability. Many touch on how what you know about yourself differs from how others perceive you.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?'
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I find, a lot of the time, kids can get stuck on, 'Oh no, he doesn't have blue eyes,' with books. You're kind of like, 'Well, that you're going to get over by the time the movie comes out.'
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of times, you finish a movie, and you're either going, 'Oh, thank God, that's over,' or 'Oh, my God, it's over, and I don't want it to end.'
- Fall
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you cut a film, certain scenes fall away and don't fit into the shape of the movie.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was important that I became successful. People say they do it for the love, and yes, you do it for the love, but you want to be successful.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Rap records don't make you feel good no more. Six months after release, it can't come back as a classic.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
You get quick money, it's beautiful, there's sunshine, but at the end of the day, you find out it's all a masquerade, baby. It's not what it seems.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nobody you can call and say, 'So, can you maybe send me your formula for frying Hollandaise?' because to the best of my knowledge, it didn't exist before we did it.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
Typically, you learn how to cook, but you don't know why. We were looking for a deeper understanding of what was happening to our food as we roasted it, boiled it, grilled it, chopped it, etc. And it turned out, as we began to really say what is cooking, what does it mean to cook, there's a lot of science involved.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every dish doesn't have to be showy, and every dish doesn't have to slap you in the face with technique.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's been a struggle to get people to come eat for fun. You know, the way they listen to music. You can do all kinds of things with music. But food - it's something people need, and that changes everything. You start playing with it, people have all sorts of reactions.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most important thing with turkey is to let it rest - most people don't let it rest long enough. It will get juicier the longer you let it rest.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have a funny sort of love/hate relationship with critics because, unfortunately, in the art/commerce dance that we do, they drive people to the restaurant. Regardless of sometimes how well we prepare the food, if people don't know that we're out there, if someone isn't talking about us, you guys aren't coming.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020