Victor LaValle
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I know what each is like. There are t... EDWARD BRYANT POST MALONE Now, when I play soul piano, for instance, and I play a rendition of 'Spain,' I do it decons... CHICK COREA For me, I can't watch violence when it's too grotesque, and it's just like, that's r... AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON DEBI MAZAR JOANNA LUMLEY CHRIS EVANS TOM COLICCHIO JACK MA STERLING K. BROWN I think I've kind of been mistaken for somebody who's trying to be a spokesperson for animal... NEKO CASE As an actor, when you are called upon to do a job, you are oftentimes convinced you can't do it.... ERICH BERGEN JERRY LEWIS I'm the type of person who can get a feel for what you need and what I need to do to push you to... CARA CASTRONUOVA If there's one thing I hope people are certain of it's this: I'm looking out for YOU - t... LAURA MILLER JACKIE EVANCHO ANSEL ELGORT I tape every game I can get my hands on. Every game that's on TV, I tape it. My daughter, Terry ... SID GILLMAN I'm only... I'm only unhappy when the reviews are bad, but give me a good review and I'm... ALAN KING There's a weird cloud around you when you're recognizable. It was a brief window for me. I t... DIABLO CODY Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON I wouldn't say I'm a very controlling person. For instance, when I talk to the actors, I don... ALEJANDRO AMENABAR I don't necessarily want to know what people are saying when I'm not around, especially if i... LAURA VANDERVOORT EVGENY MOROZOV TAYLOR SWIFT NOEL GALLAGHER TREVOR NOAH (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON I don't like labels. I don't understand the need for them. When you define yourself a certai... EDDIE HUANG A. S. BYATT BHARATI MUKHERJEE I don't read reviews until after I'm done with a production, but when I do finally get to th... WILL CHASE MARILYN MONROE I'm so happy in the projects that I'm able to make, to be involved in projects like this. Th... JENNIFER CONNELLY KATEE SACKHOFF As an older generation, we need to give all our young people love and the possibility of realizing t... KENNY LEON The tough thing about radio is I've met a lot of people in it who like my music. But it's ha... CHRIS ISAAK CRAIG T. NELSON I'm happy to say that I'm a lesbian in the world. I know there are people who don't want... KATE CLINTON A lot of what I listened to growing up was blues, but also folk and indie music. So there's this... GEORGE EZRA I've been so lucky with the people I've worked with, but I'm such a fan girl. When I mov... SHERIDAN SMITH When I'm writing, I'm trying to access my subconscious and turn off my conscious brain. I us... DAN GILROY PAUL WALKER It's funny when people ask an actor what they want to play next, because you don't get to de... DYLAN WALSH FERGIE EVA MENDES I think that people are most comfortable when they can put you in a box - and that's very easy t... LAURA BENANTI Beforehand you think, 'Oh, changing nappies - I'm going to be up; I need to get sleep for tr... SONNY BILL WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHER LEE JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE I need to get better as a player, I need to get fitter, and I need to get better on the mental side.... MILOS RAONIC SUZI QUATRO CARRIE-ANNE MOSS It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON STEVEN WRIGHT JACLYN SMITH TERRY PRATCHETT I don't remember a time when I wasn't acting. I have taken time off to figure out if it'... EVAN RACHEL WOOD AIMEE MANN ERIC DAVIS I can't be as open on national television as I can when I'm having dinner with friends. But ... MATT LAUER GEORGE STRAIT I've started spending more of my time studying, trying to improve my IQ by reading and writing. ... ILYA ILYIN I'm not a great actor - let's face it. I don't have a great deal of scope. There are cer... STEVE MCQUEEN I feel like I need to start wearing a T-shirt saying 'This is not a photo opportunity'. Peop... CHRIS O'DOWD I need something to do when I'm not working, or I crawl up the walls. So I've just taken up ... IAN HART ERIC MCCORMACK I'm not really clear what the whole deal is with flags. I like my flag, but I wouldn't die f... EDDI READER For me, I need to be able to show up on set and fart around and goof around. If I can have that, whe... BETSY BRANDT ZACH GALIFIANAKIS When I see old photos of me on the beach I don't look too bad... but it's hard trying to bre... GARY LINEKER PAUL MULDOON I think poetry always lives its life, and people come to it and people go away from it, 'people&... C. K. WILLIAMS As frustrating as it is to not have a record come out, I have to make sure that it's worth putti... ISAAC BROCK KATE DICAMILLO
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VICTOR VASARELY When I was about 13 or 14, I had an English teacher who made a deal with me that I could get out of ... VICTOR SALVA I think that's still the most primal fear of all humans: to be eaten. VICTOR SALVA I don't have any illusion that The Creeper is as popular or will ever be as popular as any of th... VICTOR SALVA I think I'm very interested in people, in the way our minds work and how we navigate through the... VICTOR SALVA I've never made any effort to hide what happened. I served my time, I've tried to learn and ... VICTOR SALVA 'Jaws' was the definitive filmmaking turning point for me. It came out in the summer of '... VICTOR SALVA The best thing anyone can do in life is to give opportunities to a child. VICTOR PONTA Poland is much more advanced than Romania in structural reforms. VICTOR PONTA I would like to thank my colleagues for voting a Social Democrat prime minister and to assure them I... VICTOR PONTA Romania strongly supports Turkey's E.U. accession. 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VICTOR PONTA Turkey is a model of economic and social development, especially in terms of human resources and reg... VICTOR PONTA NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security. VICTOR PONTA VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK VICTOR PINCHUK Design, if it is to be ecologically responsible and socially responsive, must be revolutionary and r... VICTOR PAPANEK The only important thing about design is how it relates to people. VICTOR PAPANEK There are professions more harmful than industrial design, but only a few. VICTOR PAPANEK I appreciate everything that has been done for me. After a difficult start, I've just followed m... VICTOR ORTIZ Later in life, when I'm retired and have a family of my own and will be able to send my kids to ... VICTOR ORTIZ I am very proud of the fact that I get to go out there every day and train in order to represent the... VICTOR ORTIZ When you're growing up, it's always nice to have someone you can relate and look up to. I... VICTOR ORTIZ I do not have a family, per se. When I was younger, I grew up in foster care with my brother and sis... VICTOR ORTIZ I've always been seen as the underdog in everything I've ever done in my life, and it doesn&... VICTOR ORTIZ Growing up, you always want to hang with your dad - go fishing or whatever. But my dad was always wo... VICTOR OLADIPO I'm just abnormal. I'm a weird dude. VICTOR OLADIPO I feel like I have another level every year that I start a new season of basketball. If I continue t... VICTOR OLADIPO VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL VICTOR MITCHELL The enhanced features of our ad products would require sufficient understanding from our sales force... 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There are a lot of times when people are diplomatic about things, and I'm not that type. I'm... 
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