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“I've never had the impulse for someone else to translate me into my own language. My impulse has always been to translate someone else into mine.”

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Idra Novey

Idra Novey is a contemporary poet known for her unique perspective and profound emotional expression. Her poetry blends personal experiences with a wide cultural background, showcasing rich imagination and keen observation. more

“Never wanted to do anything else than acting ever in my life. But I'm 20, and there's so many possibilities. It would be insane for me to say, "Yeah this is definitely it, I'm never doing anything else." I'm 20 years old. I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know anything about life. So I don't know. I may be a train conductor in 10 years. I have no idea. And that's the joy of this all.”

Joy Acting Possibility Train Insane Conductor

Author:Shia LaBeouf

“I think we think that American books are funny or they're serious literature. But humor is subversive. When you add an element of absurdism, you can get away with more, work in dark, daring questions you might not have written toward otherwise.”

Thinking Book Literature Dark Serious Get Away Daring

Author:Idra Novey

“It's fun right now, and I love it right now, but I don't know where I'm going to be tomorrow, 'cause I'm not psychic. But I know that over the last 10 years, acting has been the only joy, this has been - it's strange to say, 'cause the thinking is off. But this is more important than my hobbies, my family, my love, my friends. It's the most important thing in the world to me.”

Thinking World Important Joy Fun Acting Strange Tomorrow My Family

Author:Shia LaBeouf

“Humor is serious work. But it keeps everybody at the table.”

Serious

Author:Idra Novey

“All German painters have a neurosis with Germany's past: war, the postwar period most of all, East Germany. I addressed all of this in a deep depression and under great pressure. My paintings are battles, if you will.”

War Past Painting Battle Painter

Author:Georg Baselitz

“As an artist, I have been a risk-taker. And I've done a lot of different things. I don't make it easy for people. Identification is difficult. One doesn't recognize my art right away.”

People Art Different Done Artist Easy Difficult

Author:Georg Baselitz

“I always knew where I needed to go but I sometimes had a problem getting there, so I had to work harder at it. Once in a while I'd wanna take off the blouse and heels because I'd get that "I just wanna be a guy" feeling I had when growing up.”

Sometimes Feelings Problem Guy Growing Up Hard Work Heels Work Harder

Author:Philip Seymour Hoffman

“No one who looks at my paintings can see whether a painting is upside down or not anymore. I've made or developed so many image models that some people have given up trying to keep track of me. But others have only one or two ways of doing things and are successful with that.”

People Trying Successful Painting Track Upside Down

Author:Georg Baselitz

“Women are the life force we look at for their beauty.”

Author:Philip Seymour Hoffman

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