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One thing I’ve learned is that I’m not the owner of my talent; I’m the manager of it.

Madonna Ciccone

There is a very modest side to me too. How far away from me is the image? It’s about 20 steps away.
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Away Far Sides Step
I am very proud to be Italian.
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Country People Proud
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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Hurt Love Strong Women
Hey you! Don’t be silly! Put a rubber on your willie!
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Hey Rubber Silly
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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Choices Foolish Thinking
We’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.
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Gay Made Right
To me punk rock is thinking outside of the box, outside of the program, outside the establishment.
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Punk Rock Thinking
I have great respect for Sean Penn. It’s like most relationships that fail. It’s not one thing, it’s many thing that go on over a period of time.
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Failing Goes Periods
As much as I think I’ve inspired people in the world, I’d like to be more involved bringing about world peace.
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People Thinking World
I felt very awkward and out of place in school. Not popular, not attractive, not special in any way and I was longing for love and approval from someone.
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Awkward School Self Esteem
Prince Charles is very relaxed at the table, throwing his salad around willy-nilly. I didn’t find him stiff at all.
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Salad Tables Throwing
And then, going to high school, I saw how popular girls had to behave to get the boys. I knew I couldn’t fit into that. So I decided to do the opposite. I refused to wear makeup, to have a hairstyle. I refused to shave. I had hairy armpits.
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Boy Girl School
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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Negative Photography Turn
If you don’t vote, you’re going to get a spanking.
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People Spanking Vote
Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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Age Home Independent
I love the art form, but working in film can be a disheartening experience.
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Art Film Form

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