Mary H.K. Choi Quotes

Consider this: alms aside, Wikipedia is fueled by competitive pedantry and emo-ness. How great is that?

Mary H.K. Choi

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GreatCompetitiveWikipediaHowAlms

I hadn't ever worked with an 'editor' until I was 26 - although that could be partly chalked up to the MFA vs. NYC thing, where I came up through institutions that encouraged writers to write privately for a long, long time and not sully themselves with concerns about audience or the business side of writing.

Jenny Zhang

BusinessTimeWritingLongLong Time

You don't make a movie, the movie makes you.

Jean-Luc Godard

YouMakeMovieMakes

I don't clean, I don't make the bed. I spend my salary. I worry a lot. I just don't worry about socks on the floor.

Amanda Peet

WorryBedSocksSalaryCleanFloor

I believe in freedom of speech, but I believe we should also have the right to comment on freedom of speech.

Stockwell Day

FreedomBelieveSpeechI Believe

I come to New Orleans so often that, one day soon, someone's going to declare me a native. I love the food. I love the music. I serve on the board of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.

Soledad O'Brien

LoveMusicFoodDayMeSomeone

I never play as well without these guys; the best I have ever been creatively has been with Pearl Jam.

Mike McCready

BestPlayNeverWithoutWellBeen

There are no small parts. Only small actors.

Milan Kundera

SmallOnlyParts

All humans change. Development is our life. Transition, in labor, is the most painful time. Without change, there's no growth.

Mimi Kennedy

LifeChangeGrowthTimeLaborMost

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.

Denis Diderot

PatriotismSocietyEphemeralMotive

My sadness compels me to hide it so that people won't judge me. Seeking help would have blown my cover. Meanwhile, my mania convinces me that it's making me fun so I'll want to dive further into it. Seeking help would've ruined that good time.

Chris Gethard

GoodTimeFunPeopleMeSadness

The truth of the matter is, I am a black woman, and I am an actor. I don't try to get caught up in being a black actor; I'm just an actor who is a black woman. It's not about forgetting that you're black, but you don't need to be hammered over the head, either; it just is what it is.

Condola Rashad

TruthWomanI AmBlackYouActor

Actors know, with me they aren't going to be allowed to rehearse a scene for a couple of hours and then get away with doing 25 takes before we get it right. So they come with their full bag of tricks.

Clint Eastwood

MeBagDoingKnowRightGoing

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