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Chris Ofili Quotes

London was an exciting place to work at one point because, socially, it was very progressive - a catalyst. There were very interesting artists making all types of work, but it got to a point where the social aspect became claustrophobic.

Chris Ofili

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: artist
Nationality: english
Birth: October 10, 1968

Topics

Work Interesting Place London Point

On a film set, there are runners who are 19, it's their first job, but to me they're as important as anybody else because if they don't do their job then nobody else can. So I don't think anybody should be treated disrespectfully or as if they're of a lower status.

Jim Carter

Job Me Think Nobody Important First

When you grow up in the music industry, trying to be Britney Spears because that's what sells records and then you realize, 'All I have to do is be myself? I should have thought of that a long time ago,' it feels good to have success come from what's actually inside of you.

Jessica Simpson

Success Good Music Time Myself Grow

I went to M.I.T. in the summer of 1951 as a 'C.L.E. Moore Instructor.' I had been an instructor at Princeton for one year after obtaining my degree in 1950. It seemed desirable more for personal and social reasons than academic ones to accept the higher-paying instructorship at M.I.T.

John Forbes Nash, Jr.

Year Summer Accept Personal More

Man City are a top team, but there are a lot of top teams in this division because the Premier League is the best league in Europe.

Matteo Guendouzi

Best Man City Team Top Europe

We don't ever want to be this political band. We're just a bunch of dudes.

Matthew Ramsey

Political Want Band Just Ever Dudes

Actually, in this instance we do have probably a better tracking system than was the instance in Canada. Because this is a dairy cow, they're all individually tagged.

Ann Veneman

Better Cow Canada System Because

I watched Muhammad Ali, how when he would speak, how it was such a thing of beauty. It sounded so wonderful. And I wanted to be like him.

Sugar Ray Leonard

Beauty Speak Him Wonderful Would He

We try to separate the world into the stuff we can control and the stuff we can't.

Tom Steyer

Control World Try Stuff Separate

My parents were Muscovites. They worked at the Kaliber factory.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Parents Factory Were Worked

In the past, my aspirations were as arty as they could get, and I'm really embarrassed by it.

Michael Lehmann

Past In The Past Embarrassed Get

I did not like 'The Hurt Locker.' It's a lazy way to make a movie, frankly. I could put you on the edge of your seat quite easily, and have you feel the tension for 2 hours, if every other scene practically is, 'Should we cut the red wire or the green wire?'

Michael Moore

Red Green Hurt Feel You Edge

I never record in front of anybody.

Missy Elliott

Never Front Record Anybody