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Shawn Ashmore Quotes

There are rumors, rumors, rumors. I'm always the last one to know about these things, literally.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: canadian
Birth: October 7, 1979

Topics

Know Rumors Always Things Last

I am not posh. I went to a comprehensive school.

School I Am Posh Comprehensive Am

I'd paint long strips of canvas and abandon them on the beach, or put bread out in geometric patterns for the pigeons downtown. I wanted people to find something nice and intriguing to puzzle over. Then I'd go back to see if the things were still there, or if anyone would notice.

Beach People Puzzle Long Back Find

I believe my publisher has shown a great deal of faith in me over a lot of years but I'm not prepared to be so arrogant to say that the long-term literary value of my work would compensate them for a financial failure.

Work Failure Faith Great Value Me

I love what Alabama Shakes is doing - it's kind of like what grunge did to rock 'n' roll, they're doing to R&B.

Love Doing Kind Rock Alabama Grunge

The Chinese mom is not the helicopter mom. I would never do their homework for them. It's all about: Take responsibility, don't blame others. Be self-reliant. Never blame the teacher.

Teacher Responsibility Mom Blame

The idea is to improve somebody's day. That's how I've always viewed my job. I'm a distraction therapist. I make people's problems go away for just a little bit.

Day Job People Problems Go Improve

I'm not really a Democrat or a Republican, but I don't like rhetoric.

Rhetoric Republican Democrat Like

I don't use the techniques I learned at NYU much anymore.

Anymore Much Use NYU Learned

Hollywood is a world all its own.

World Hollywood Own

Sometimes I eavesdrop on people. I could rationalize it - oh, this is good anthropological research for characters I'm writing - but it's basically just nosiness. It also helps me gauge where I'm at: Am I normal?

Good People Me Research Writing Oh

One of the things that happens when you have austerity is that wages get lower, and some people think lower wages in the short run can increase corporate profits.

Joseph Stiglitz

People Think Short You Run Things

After waking up, I take my vitamins and eat fruit or, sometimes, bread with garlic, which is good for your health.

Good Health Fruit Bread Sometimes

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