Kehinde Wiley Quotes

At the core, every artist, no matter what his subject matter happens to be, has to be someone doing the looking. I began to really interrogate the act of looking.

Kehinde Wiley

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LookingSomeoneDoingArtistMatter

I've worked with a lot of people on music and often times those things don't work out.

Joaquin Phoenix

WorkMusicPeopleOutThingsThose

There should be more booing in shops and restaurants and places like that when when the service is bad. If you've had a poor breakfast in a hotel, you should put your knife and fork down and boo.

Jenny Eclair

ServiceBreakfastHotelYouBad

You will never catch me in a dress without a pair of Spanx and a bra.

Megyn Kelly

DressMeYouWillNeverWithout

I have this wholesome disposition in a lot of my characters. A certain earnestness.

Matt Lauria

WholesomeDispositionCharactersLot

I led the state in defensive interceptions my senior year, with seven in nine games. Then I went to Montana to play basketball and found out quickly that my college career wasn't going to work out how I'd envisioned it.

Jeff Ament

WorkCollegeBasketballYearCareer

My father was a doctor, but he was what I would call an intellectual - very well-read and very interested in knowledge. He insisted that I get as much education as my brothers.

Shirin Neshat

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Melbourne City is an awesome city. You can get everything: You can get open air. You can get city life. You can get cafes and bars. I started comedy here; I lived here for 10 years. I went to university here. This is my home ground.

Ronny Chieng

LifeHomeCityComedyYouAwesome

People ask me where I'm from. I say Ireland, and they are like 'Really? You don't look Irish.' Then you have to explain... people are intrigued, but sometimes you think, 'Why do I have to tell my whole story every time I open my mouth?

Ruth Negga

TimePeopleMeStoryThinkLook

I'm proud of being Hispanic.

Lisa Guerrero

ProudHispanicBeing

For the first time ever, overweight people outnumber average people in America. Doesn't that make overweight the average then? Last month you were fat, now you're average - hey, let's get a pizza!

Jay Leno

TimePizzaPeopleFatAmericaYou

Sound has always followed me. A lot of reggae when mum was cooking. I'd write songs with my dad or play him anything I'd worked on.

Jorja Smith

CookingMePlaySoundWriteHim

I always have a little bit of Brazil and New Orleans in my band.

Dianne Reeves

NewBandAlwaysNew OrleansLittle

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