"I don't want to lose my name because that's how I know myself. There is a legacy here."

-- Moon Unit Zappa

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“Artists paint pictures. The best artists paint pictures for children's books.”
“There's no doubt I was a bit of a misfit in the Hollywood of the forties. The race for glamour left me far behind. I didn't really want to keep up. I wanted my stardom without the usual trimmings. Because of this, I was branded a rebel at the very least. But I don't regret that for a minute. My appetite was my own and I simply wouldn't have it any other way.”

Source : Veronica Lake, Donald M. Bain (1971). “Veronica”
“In fine arts, when you make a painting, it's just a painting. But if you make a painting in the entertainment industry, it can be an album cover or a t-shirt or a logo. I like that entertainment has this usefulness - that it's ultimately trying to make a bunch of people feel something, and to think about life and be able to use things that were so simple and direct but potentially have a really powerful effect.”

Source : Interview with Ian Cohen, pitchfork.com. September 5, 2012.
“Great Groups need to know that the person at the top will fight like a tiger for them.”
“I also have a routine with breathing and visualization techniques that I go through when I feel overwhelmed or nervous.”

Source : "Amanda Schull Suits and 12 Monkeys actor". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“When "I" and "You" are absent, I've no idea if this is a mosque, synagogue, church or temple”
“I do not remember in my whole life I ever willfully misrepresented anything to anybody at any time. I have never knowingly had connection with a fraudulent scheme.”
“Though race-related issues continue to occupy a significant portion of our political discussion, and though there remain many unresolved racial issues in this nation, we, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about things racial.”

Source : Speech at the DOJ African-American History Month Program, delivered 18 February 2009

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