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Joyce Carol Oates Quotes

You need so much energy and encouragement to write that if someone says something negative, some of that energy goes.

Joyce Carol Oates

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 16, 1938

Topics

Negative Energy Someone Encouragement

I came out of the womb born to sing and dance. I have to follow my heart.

Jennifer Ellison

Heart Dance Born Follow Out Sing

If there's a country, and it's dangerous, and we deploy a U.S. military man or woman, if there's only one there, and they never leave the capital, that is 'boots on the ground.' We do a disservice to the sacrifice of these people, particularly if they are killed, when we say there's no boots on the ground.

Woman Man Sacrifice People Boots

I'm certainly not one of those actors who remain in a dark place the entire time in order to be doing the scene. I sort of come in and out of it. It can be to the detriment of my performance sometimes!

Time Performance Doing Dark Place

I don't have the proportions for 'hood hot.'

Hood Hot Proportions

When I put some Tabasco on things, and there's really nothing in Tabasco, it's not bad for you in any way, so that's kind of become my substitute. Now you got to get used to a hot mouth, but that's okay.

You Mouth Bad Kind Nothing Become

I'm not a big oyster eater. But I know people who will sit at a raw bar and eat oyster for two hours.

People Know Will Oyster Bar Eat

That has to remain the principal reason for doing it, doesn't it? I know it's possible to write for money, and many very good writers have done so. But for me, it has to remain the principal thing that I actually want to do the writing.

Jonathan Kellerman

Good Money Me Writing Doing Know

Usually you're in movies with a lot of dissolves and things, but this was kind of quick, more jarring than usual. I thought it would be fun to be in a movie that's unconventional. Then I met Guy and I liked him. I think he's a good man.

Good Man Fun Good Man Think Thought

I'm always curious about anyone who has enough passion to go onstage and say, 'This is what I'm really passionate about.' It's always worth listening to.

Passion Curious Listening Enough Go

That film 'Memento' creeped me out. I was looking over my back through the whole thing. I get more creeped out than scared and spill popcorn all over the place.

Brendan Sexton III

Me Looking Back Place Popcorn More

A likable character isn't one who does nothing wrong.

Character Wrong Nothing Who Likable

I don't write to give joy to readers but to give them a conscience.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Joy Write Conscience Give Readers

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