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James Murphy Quotes

I actually want to write a treatise in defence of pretension. I think the word 'pretension' has become like the word 'ironic' - just this catch-all term to distance people from interesting experiences and cultural engagement and possible embarrassment.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: February 4, 1970

Topics

People Think Interesting Possible

Keep reiterating, again and again, that depression is not something you 'admit to.' It is not something you have to blush about; it is a human experience. It is not you. It is simply something that happens to you.

Depression Experience You Admit Keep

Back 20 years ago, there was a division between movie actors and TV actors. That's kind of gone away. People who have had a lot of success in movies in the past now want to be on TV. There used to be much more of a quality division between TV and movies, and that's kind of not the case anymore.

Michael Imperioli

Success Quality Past People Back

Villains are a lot of fun. My villains have a lot of tongue-in-cheek. They are sometimes conscious of and a little bit gleeful of their villainy.

John Rhys-Davies

Fun Sometimes Little Lot Conscious

I believe that as a nation we must have a bipartisan discussion about how to best preserve and protect Social Security for our seniors and for future generations of Americans.

Future Best Believe Security Protect

Killing yourself is a major commitment, it takes a kind of courage. Most people just lead lives of cowardly desperation. It's kinda half suicide where you just dull yourself with substances.

Courage Commitment Yourself People

Today, a skilled manager makes more than the owner. And owners fight each other to get the skilled managers.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Today Fight Manager More Get Than

I've always loved and enjoyed the theatre, but I have to say that none of our sponsorships have been done because I'm one of those chairmen and chief executives who goes gooey-eyed about something. They are done for a very specific marketing and commercial agenda.

Theatre Loved Marketing Done Say

My general advice for writers/comedians is, make stuff you like and are proud of. Put it in a place where people can see it, whether that's onstage or on the Internet or wherever. Just do the things that make you happy creatively, and then show them to people.

Happy People Proud Internet Advice

If you like good ol' fashion Southern soul food then, yes, I am a good cook! My specialty is chicken dumplings and poke salad.

Good Food Soul I Am Fashion You

Never give up on whatever you want to do.

Never Give Up You Want Never Up

The words that come direct from the people are the greatest... If you substitute one out of your own vocabulary, it disappears before your eyes.

Eyes Words People You Vocabulary

That's what happens in the world. You get offered superior contracts.

Brian O'Driscoll

World You Contracts Superior Get

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