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Hubert Selby, Jr. Quotes

There are a lot of people in this country who really like my writing. And a lot of writers respect me. But the so-called establishment? They hate me.

Hubert Selby, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: July 23, 1928 - April 26, 2004

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Respect Hate People Me Writing Like

I don't want to play a bad guy who doesn't have a bit of good in him.

Good Bad Play Want Him Bad Guy

African-Americans are always forced to learn the other culture, but the other culture is not forced to learn ours. I went to acting school at Juilliard, and we learned Shakespeare and Shaw, but we never did the work of a single African-American playwright, not August Wilson or Ntozake Shange or Imir Baraka.

Work Culture School Learn Acting

The most basic definition of fluency is simply the ability to read text accurately and quickly.

Ability Read Text Basic Most Simply

No one leaves the edit room thinking, 'Yeah, I nailed that one!' Everyone I know goes into their first premiere or their first screening thinking, 'I screwed up so bad. I'm sorry, I messed up.' It's just a real common feeling.

Sorry Thinking Bad Messed Up Know

It's always morning for me until 4 in the afternoon.

Morning Me Always Afternoon Until

Bureaucracy is not an obstacle to democracy but an inevitable complement to it.

Joseph A. Schumpeter

Democracy Inevitable Bureaucracy

Using the Internet as as vehicle to work with people is fascinating. It's sort of a Pandora's box of energy for me.

Work People Me Energy Internet Box

We'd be in his office playing with trucks as a six-year-old while he's negotiating deals with presidents of major companies.

Donald Trump, Jr.

Office Playing Deals He Negotiating

You not supposed to feel down over whatever happen to you. I mean, you're supposed to use whatever happen to you as some type of upper, not a downer.

Feel You Down Mean Over Whatever

I don't really take myself very seriously.

Brittany Murphy

Myself Seriously Take Very Really

My goal, one-hundred percent, is to get individuals and companies to move to Florida.

Goal Florida Move Get Percent

The only time in my career prior to that I played an evil character was in 'The Twilight Zone'.

Morgan Brittany

Character Time Evil Career Twilight

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