Sheila Heti Quotes

I remember going over proofs of this book - my first book - back in 2001, in a bar in Toronto called the 'Victory Cafe', and thinking sadly to myself, 'This is a very good manuscript but not a very good book.' I don't know what I meant by that, but I was pretty heartbroken and sure it was true.

Sheila Heti

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: December 25, 1976

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There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before.

Jessica Chastain

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I want prose fiction to be recognized as that, and I'm not interested in writing as it becomes more personal.

John C. Hawkes

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My mother was asked to be a model when she was younger, but my father had not let her, so she was quite keen on me becoming a model. I just went off without telling my dad. I took off to Paris and never came back, but when I became a success and started making money, he was very proud of me.

Jerry Hall

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When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

Anatole France

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Art should be able to be innovative without compromising itself. That's why I believe artists should have bigger preoccupations than checking the price tags on their work or becoming curators' darlings.

Maurizio Cattelan

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If we are to candidly and comprehensively address climate change - which I believe is the true crisis of our time - we must find new ways to generate energy and fuel.

Tom Steyer

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My company created a platform called Modlife, this prepackaged website that runs an artist's website.

Tom DeLonge

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When I'm standing in a stadium packed with 80,000 screaming fans, I can't just whip out my Bible before I run. That's when I start praying! It's so loud that I can't even hear what I'm saying, but it always helps.

Lolo Jones

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As an actor, I'd rather turn into Joffrey.

Dean-Charles Chapman

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You know, at some point there has to be parity. There has to be parity between what is happening in the real world, and what is happening in the public sector world.

Chris Christie

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When I left high school, my dad was directing a film, and I went to work for him as a P.A. There were two wonderful editors, Bud Isaacs and Bernie Balmuth, working on the project, and every chance I had, I would go to the editing room to watch and learn from them.

Christopher Rouse

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I am interested in costume. Clothes in your daily life are important: your choices say something about you, even if what they're saying is about non-choice. And what you wear in a film is crucial.

Clemence Poesy

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