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Paul Auster Quotes

You tend to feel very hurt when people attack you and feel indifferent when you get praise. You think, 'Of course they like it. They should like it.'

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: February 3, 1947

Topics

People Think Hurt Feel You Praise

When you want something that is very dear to you, somewhere along the line, you become the child.

Child You Want Become Line Along

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.

Robert Green Ingersoll

Genius Mediocrity Dangerous Republic

I used to eat what I want, on a junk diet, and used to think I could make my weight easy and kill myself over the last four or five days.

Myself Think Diet Easy Want Eat

A child can escape the shadows.

Child Shadows Escape

Most people laugh at situations rather than a tagline anyway.

People Laugh Rather Most Than

As I start to think about what I want to do next, there are eight or nine networks I would be thrilled to work with. I remember developing at FX and the executives there telling me, 'We don't want to do shows that 20 million people kind of like; we want to do the show that 2 million people really like.' That's such a refreshing thing to hear.

Work People Me Start Think Remember

I always say to my students that being a scientist is like being an explorer, and I really mean that because, in a sense, I think in science we explore the world, the universe around us.

Roderick MacKinnon

Science World Think Universe Say Us

I believe in the imperative to explore, so any project that I can be involved with that celebrates that, and expands people's imagination around that idea of pushing out, is one of the most positive things that I think I could be involved with.

Positive Imagination People Believe

When you get a role, you completely lose yourself in it. That's one of the great things about acting - letting yourself go.

Great Yourself You Lose Acting Go

I'm always interested in working with people who are good team players - that are selfless that way in their interests and dedication to the project.

Good Dedication People Team Selfless

I'm a producer at heart. I like being in the control room and directing people. That's what I do. But I've gotten on the mic a few times in my career; people seem to like it, so I'll do it again here and there. But that's really not my thing.

Heart People Control Career Room

Many times I have written something, and after it was published, I understood what I was saying.

Saying Something Understood Published

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