Justin Townes Earle Quotes

I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-songwriter. In my book that means I get to do whatever I want.

Justin Townes Earle

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I didn't have money to eat when I was 21. When I was short on cash, I would sometimes scam food from fast food places. I'd go into fast food chains and pretend I was from a movie studio, tell them they didn't send us the right order and demand they fix it. I've tried to make that right whenever I could.

Jim Parrack

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I felt self-conscious going out in the street prior to ever even being in a movie. That's just me.

Jesse Eisenberg

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A TV touchstone for me is 'The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.' That series was whimsical and smart and had the mix of comedy and drama that I now trade in - but with a dash of magical realism. I wanted to be Molly Dodd, but more than that, I wanted to be Jay Tarses, who created the show.

Jenji Kohan

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I think a lot about our globalized world, our global interconnectedness, and it really saddens me when I see people 'othering,' when I see people who are willing to live narrowly.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

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I have lots of favourite memories but I can't say that I have a favourite film.

John Hurt

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History never looks like history when you are living through it.

John W. Gardner

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The data are what matter in economics, and the more ruthlessness that an economist can summon to make sense of the data, the more useful his findings will be.

Stephen J. Dubner

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I look up to Tegan & Sara, obviously, Adele and Natalie Maines from the Dixie Chicks. All these artists are strong in their convictions, and they haven't changed who they are for the music business.

Mary Lambert

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I've always adored the filmmaker Sam Fuller. The first time I watched 'Shock Corridor' was such a magnificent discovery. I love his lack of subtlety, the way he tackles serious topics with bold and inappropriate humor.

Lisa Lutz

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People call me energy in a bottle.

JoJo Siwa

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I'd say the only time I ever get nervous is around great ballet dancers or people I really admire.

Dita Von Teese

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I think no matter what age you are, you know when you love something in your heart.

Cindy Busby

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