"If I do need to make money suddenly, I prefer to just draw something I want to draw and have someone else sell it for me on the Internet."
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"I would prefer not to be living with anyone, really. Like, as much as I care for my special friend, I don't want to live with her."
"I want a big fat woman with meat shaking on her bones."
"A budding writer wants to be encouraged."
"When I was in England, I had seen advertisements about typing agencies; I had learned that if you really want to make a good impression, you should have your manuscript well typed."
"Well, I really don't want to be a high-powered corporate lawyer. I'm really passionate about painting."
"I want my name to be a brand in comedy. I hope my name stands for comedic excellence."
"No, I want big ol' titties in my face!"
"It's weird with stand-up comedy. It doesn't really translate worldwide. I want to figure out how do I make it worldwide. Do a special in Africa. Can't beat that. Pull that off, then I will have done something."
"I want to really take chances. I want to be funny in a lot of different ways. I'd like to be great. I want to reach for greatness."
"Nobody really wants to be a stand-up, they want to get on TV."
"Black History Month is in the shortest month of the year, and the coldest-just in case we want to have a parade"
"The thing about having an audience right there laughing is that critics can write what they want, but the proof is right there in front of you."
"When you make drama you are like Picasso. Drama is whatever you want it to be."
"If you want to act, you have to devote yourself to it. Send out letters and photos every day, work all the hours under the sun, whatever it takes. If you're not determined, you won't get anywhere."
"If it's something that reaches out and grabs me, I want to do it. I have a lot of trouble doing things that don't grab me. So, I'm not a very good actor in that way. I can't fake it."
"Writing is what we do. What else could I want in a life partner than someone who knows and shares what I do?"
"It's a big thing to call yourself a poet. All I can say is that I have always written poems. I don't think I'm interested in any discussion about whether I'm a good poet, a bad poet or a great poet. But I am sure, I want to write great poems. I think every poet should want that."
"Not everyone who wants to make a film is crazy, but almost everyone who is crazy wants to make a film."
"If we want a book to do more than what it does, that's a condemnation. If we want it to do more of what it does, that's an endorsement."