Margo Jefferson Quotes

For me, depression is very much tied to my feeling that so much is being asked of me. I have to 'perform' rather than necessarily be myself. I have to perform a perfect Margo Jefferson, at an impossibly high level.

Margo Jefferson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 17, 1947

Topics

MyselfDepressionMePerfectFeeling

I'm kind of a jack of all trades. I have played all kinds of roles in the theater.

Jenn Lyon

KindKindsTradesTheaterRoles

The last thing I want to do is to write about real things. I am not interested in reality and in real human beings and their real day-to-day problems - I just want to say to them, 'Hold still, and I'm just going to unpack, see what's inside.'

Andre Aciman

I AmProblemsRealitySayWantSee

The press is largely directed at white society or the so-called electorate whose values are laced with racial prejudice against black people.

Steven Biko

PeopleSocietyBlackValuesWhite

It's so rare, actors who are not vain.

Sibel Kekilli

RareWhoVain

The Dawn Wall and the Fitz Traverse were super-satisfying climbs. But I will always be searching for the next thing - the need to accomplish and explore are just woven into the fabric of who I am.

Tommy Caldwell

I AmDawnAccomplishWallWillNeed

The National Popular Vote is about getting states to convert from the winner-take-all rule. The states that pass the legislation will assign all their electoral votes to the candidate that got the most votes in the country, not just in the state.

Tom Golisano

CountryVoteWillLegislationRule

If I fought like I was looking for a place in history, it would ruin me as a person. I don't think history is worth selling my soul.

Roy Jones Jr.

HistorySoulMeLookingThinkWorth

Relationships, if you want them to work, take work. The biggest thing that I learned growing up, and even now, is if it's right, it's worth it. It's just a matter of finding that person you want to be with.

Josh Duhamel

WorkGrowing UpFindingWorthYou

How many ways can you cut a steak? How many ways can a chord go? I've been in this business so long, I know how to cut it.

Clarence Clemons

BusinessLongYouGoKnowSteak

Painting, I think it's like jazz.

Brian Eno

PaintingThinkJazzLikeI Think

Connecting with your fans in that way is just the coolest thing, because I am very fortunate that my fans let me be very open on my social media - never really judge me for that or anything.

Brett Eldredge

Social MediaI AmMeJudgeMedia

If I got the option of going into outer space and hanging out there for a day and then coming back home and dying the next day, or just waiting around to see if there's any opportunity for the technology to develop so that I might experience outer space sometime in the future, I would probably take the ride today and die tomorrow.

Ariel Pink

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