- Look
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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
I think there is a debate in the arts about, you know, whether we must strive for art for art's sake, and you know, kind of try to keep political debate out of our work. And to that I say, I'd like you to show me an example of, you know, this so-called apolitical art. I don't think there's any such thing.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether you're talking about Shakespeare or, you know, if you look at Greek tragedies. I mean, every playwright, every songwriter, every artist who's ever sat down and been moved to create something, has been living in a context. A political moment that's most often reflected in their work. Even if you're, you know, kind of a nature poet.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody who's ever influenced me, from a Richard Prior to a Whoopie Goldberg to, you know, any of the voices that have resonated with me as a performer since I was a kid, you know, you couldn't really say that their work didn't have some element of political commentary in it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People's ignorance really pisses me off. Stupidity is when you can't help it -ignorance is when you choose not to understand something.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there is something so compelling about the truth that whether you're a lawyer or judge or an actor, when you get at that truth, it connects with people on a particular level that I think makes your art more viable.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate the idea of theatre just being an evening pastime. It should be emotionally and intellectually demanding. I love football. The level of analysis that you listen to on the terraces is astonishing. If people did that in the theatre... but they don't. They expect to sit back and not participate.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know, most good playwrights write seven good plays and then something happens and after that they're crap.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there is a human instinct to tell stories, no matter who you are or where you live.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you love large, you've got to hurt large. If you've got a lot of light, you've probably got an equal amount of darkness.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think sometimes all you need is to hear someone else say the same thing that you're going through to realize that you're not alone. I try to put some sense of hope into the songs, into whatever the situation is so that it's not just dirt, drudgery and a life of misery.
- Lie
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- Nov 07, 2020
I spent a lot of years on the road, and what happens is you find out who your real friends are and you find out where your strengths and weaknesses lie in communication. I've had the same friends for 20 years now and I can count them on one hand.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always liked coming home and sharing what has happened that day with my loved ones. I like comparing notes. I know other people do, too. I think there is a human instinct to tell stories, no matter who you are or where you live.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020