The Talks

Interviews with figures from pop culture: fashion, film, art, music.

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Actor Lupita Nyong'o: "I like to play women who are in contrast to me. I think that’s how I look at it: What aspect of this character offers me a chance to explore something new about my humanity?" https://t.co/Wz2sbo2r0l

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Artist Ebecho Muslimova: "I wouldn't call my character Fatebe an alter ego. I think she’s more of a surrogate self. She allows me to flatten out certain emotional experiences that are formless because they are in my own interior." https://t.co/UDe1D2EdRu

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Singer Debbie Harry: "I am recognizably known as Blondie, and it was my idea for the band's name — but we are partners. It is definitely a group identity." https://t.co/fg13BEf6Oo

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Actor Lily James: "Making more contemporary film is the route that I want to keep going down so I can express myself in a manner that is closer to me as a person." https://t.co/4I0yK8zLZy

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Journalist Ira Glass: "If an interview goes well, it can be really hard not to fall in love with the person! If they’re being honest with me and I’m responding in a heartfelt way, it’s hard not to have a feeling that goes with that." https://t.co/kDpFTkqgsb

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Filmmaker Jane Campion: "A faithful adaptation is not enough, it has to have that inspiration of love. It has to go beyond it." https://t.co/AYL61uzrND

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Chef Niki Nakayama: "I think with food, there’s a tendency to go very cerebral. But I always go instinctive first! Complicated recipes might sound good on paper but when you put it in your mouth, if it doesn’t taste good, it’s not a good dish." https://t.co/laNQveE28u

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Filmmaker Agustina San Martin: "I use dreams a lot for inspiration! I've always had intense and memorable dreams that I could perfectly remember and write down after, and I always left the open door for that, for dreams to show me things." https://t.co/UGYottMaUX

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Photographer Brigitte Lacombe: "I am interested in photographing the person as bare as possible. This means that I do not want a concept or an idea. I don’t want to put people into special situations, ask them to do specific things, or act a certain way." https://t.co/FrXksvspfa

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Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan: "Getting scared at the movies is that little bit of frisson, it shoots through us... All of our senses are heightened and that's a pleasing feeling — to be really alive, like it's awake and you're present." https://t.co/5OudxTL2SG

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New this week, costume designer Deborah L. Scott: "It’s the most gratifying thing when a costume works. You have all these nerves, but then when they put the costume on, it's like opening night, every time. It takes your breath away." https://t.co/RKCc5OlYom

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Artist Gab Bois: "My best ideas come when I’m not really looking for them. So that’s how I try to be most of the time, just keeping myself in this position to catch those ideas when they come." https://t.co/P555vJSjKJ

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Actor Bruce Dern: "I think all actors have to be dreamers. I think every citizen of every kind of society has to dream. If you stop dreaming, it’s over." https://t.co/GxSOMAxzbt

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Rapper Genesis Owusu: "I make music for me! Other people liking it is just a bonus. If no one likes my music, if no one liked the album I put out and I had the chance to go back and change it… I don't think I would." https://t.co/Mo0pBcreU2

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#AvatarTheWayOfWater producer Jon Landau: "We're not thinking about what other franchises are doing. It doesn't matter to us, we have to be true to ourselves. As filmmakers, we have to be true to Avatar." https://t.co/zF9GqjsHIN

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Actor Henry Cavill: "I think trying times are always good environments for growth so I've spent a lot of time in self-reflection. If you're reflecting enough, then you can try and turn into something positive." https://t.co/IwviUx0Psa

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Rapper Denzel Curry: "Now I’m fueled by several other different kinds of emotions; joy, happiness on a good day, everything, whereas before it was only either sadness or anger." https://t.co/a3wAYUM0bJ

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Chef Daniel Boulud: "I think nouvelle cuisine opened the gate, and gave the opportunity to explore much further than just the French classic cuisine." https://t.co/FQlIgBveVx

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Actress Mila Kunis: "Hollywood is competitive but it is also all based on opinion. The first director might think I am a horrible actress and the next director might think I am great! That is the sad thing, there is no right and wrong." https://t.co/8gxUH9rcqB

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Mountaineering icon Ed Viesturs: "My biggest motivator for training and preparing was my fear of failure. It’s easy to quit, right? But tomorrow, how do you feel?" https://t.co/EbEEpsIsAm