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"Living in America, I became aware of many issues and went through a period of politicization."
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"America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there."

"There's something almost adolescent about Whitman's paean to everything that was and remains good about America."

"I apologize to coalition forces and all the families, detainees, the families, America and all the soldiers."

"To be black and an intellectual in America is to live in a box. On the box is a label, not of my own choosing."

"I went to America on holiday when I was 17 and, before I knew it, I'd been signed up by an agency and had these obligations I didn't understand, but which I couldn't say no to. This industry chose me. But I did choose to make it fulfilling."
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"Happiness is the absence of suffering. I think it's an interesting way of looking at it. I think the absence of suffering exists very rarely in the world we live in."

"Altman works in such an interesting way, letting things occur in the film even if he didn't particularly plan them."

"Early on, I found the attention completely embarrassing. I'd cringe if I saw my picture on the cover of a magazine."

"Most of the time I spent in America, I was having a love affair with some American or other. I was just passing through but stayed because of these chaps."

"I think I've got something when I'm onscreen, but that's nothing to do with acting or talent."

"Some people enjoy celebrity. I admire those who do, because if you're going to go through it, you might as well enjoy it."

"I regret that I wasn't the kind of person who could enjoy celebrity. It embarrassed me too much."

"I was utilized because I have a certain face that works well in cinema, and I'm used to making myself look as good as possible."

"I started noticing how stained the pavements are in London. The pavements in Beverly Hills aren't used; in London, they're used for everything. It doesn't matter how much they're cleaned, they still reflect light."
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