Alex Kapranos Quotes

If I was a fan of someone as a teenager, then it's OK for me to feel completely in awe when I meet them.

Alex Kapranos

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MeFeelSomeoneMeetAweFan

I was a very good girl for a long time, that's what really drew me to acting. The stage was the perfect place to be outrageous, to be sad, to be angry, to be all these different things.

Joan Allen

GoodGirlSadTimeAngryMe

Drag has been featured in popular culture for decades. Movies like 'Kinky Boots,' 'Tootsie,' 'The Birdcage' - even 'Mrs. Doubtfire' - have showcased men, some gay, some not, who dress and perform as women.

Jenna Wortham

WomenCultureMenDressBootsGay

Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?

Robert Orben

PoliticsYouFeelingFindRightOut

Prior to 'The Shield,' basic cable was just a wasteland of reruns and NASCAR. When we came along, I think there was a collective, 'Hey, if they can do that, why can't we?' from the basic-cable networks of the world. We ended up being the cornerstone for a network, and a great one.

Michael Chiklis

GreatWorldThinkWhyUpCollective

It used to be, everyone was entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. But that's not the case anymore. Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything.

Stephen Colbert

OpinionPerceptionFactsMatterOwn

In Japanese houses the interior melts into the gardens of the outside world.

Stephen Gardiner

WorldOutsideInteriorJapanese

Don't name it, as they say, because instantly you offer it to this peculiar authority.

Robert Creeley

NameYouSayAuthorityThey Say

I think baking is very rewarding, and if you follow a good recipe, you will get success.

Mary Berry

SuccessGoodThinkBakingYouWill

Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.

Jules Verne

TruthScienceMistakesLeadUpMade

I take music very seriously, but it's important to me that my music is - I don't know if 'intuitive' is the word, but there's a really important element of something kind of mysterious. It's not academic or esoteric.

Julia Holter

MusicMeKnowImportantSeriously

Humans are generally much trickier to draw because we're so used to looking at and analyzing human faces. The slightest tweak makes a huge difference in how we perceive that character.

Lisa Hanawalt

CharacterLookingHumanDifference

If the thrill of hunting were in the hunt, or even in the marksmanship, a camera would do just as well.

Jonathan Safran Foer

CameraHuntingWellThrillJust

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