"What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?"

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Source : Ralph Ellison (2010). “Invisible Man”, p.277, Vintage

Ralph Ellison

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“Unkind criticism is never part of a meaningful critique of you. Its purpose is not to teach or to help, its purpose is to punish.”
“The most difficult part of making movies is to keep making them. Maybe, you could make the biggest hit in the world, but then the big problem is what to do next and how to maintain devoted to a certain instinct that I have about films.”

Source : "Momentum and Emotion, Emir Kusturica’s 'Black Cat, White Cat'". Interview with Anthony Kaufman, www.indiewire.com. September 09, 1999.
“Well, first of all, let me say, Erik Palladino, Paul Schulze, Ian Reed Kesler, even Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Carly Pope, we just had an outstanding cast of a guest cast in [Suits].”
“All the great things of humanity have been accomplished in the name of absolute principles.”
“It seems to me that everybody who's a success has made a decision to put themselves in a situation that eats away at their privacy. Their hours just don't end. Now, with actors it's extreme, because their privacy is almost nonexistent.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“You just gotta be yourself. Like be yourself and if it works out for you, grind hard. Don't get lost in it. And have fun.”

Source : Source: msdramatv.com
“Cast not away your confidence because God defers his performances. That which does not come in your time, will be hastened in his time, which is always the more convenient season. God will work when he pleases, how he pleases, and by what means he pleases. He is not bound to keep our time, but he will perform his work, honor our faith, and reward them that diligently seek him.”
“That's the mistake women make - you shouldn't see your makeup. We don't want to look like we've made an effort.”

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