When I came to New York it was the first time I’d ever taken a plane, the first time I’d ever gotten a taxi-cab, the first time for everything. And I came here with 35 dollars in my pocket. It was the bravest thing I’d ever done.
MADONNA CICCONEWe’ve made so many advances in other areas – civil rights, gay rights – but ageism is still an area that’s taboo and not talked about and dealt with.
More Madonna Ciccone Quotes
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Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.
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Marriage? I don’t know what I really think about marriage. I’m a bit confused on that issue.
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When I think about popular culture, I can’t help but think that we’re living in the age of loneliness. There’s this illusion that we all have instant access to each other, but we actually have no real connection.
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Effeminate men intrigue me more than anything in the world. I see them as my alter egos. I feel very drawn to them. I think like a guy, but I’m feminine. So I relate to feminine men.
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When we take a picture, we have a negative. We put the right solution on it and, suddenly, the picture comes to life. So what do we do? We take the negative and turn it into a positive.
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I love the art form, but working in film can be a disheartening experience.
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I think you can be defiant and rebellious and still be strong and positive.
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Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it, Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it…
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I’ve never really lived a conventional life, so I think it’s quite foolish for me or anyone else to start thinking that I am going to start making conventional choices.
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I was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty
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Hollywood, how can it hurt you when it looks so good?
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To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don’t want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.
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Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.
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I can’t stand when I walk into a room and everyone’s not talking to each other and just on their phones.
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All you need is your own imagination. So use it that’s what it’s for.
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