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Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. Its no

Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. Its not really any very heady fame. – Peter Carey

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At the very end of a book I can manage to work for longer stretches, but mostly, making stuff up for three hours, thats enough. I cant do any more. At the end of the day I might tinker with my mornings work and maybe write some again. But I think three hours is fine. – Peter Carey

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Morning
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I have written a memoir here and there, and that takes its own form of selfishness and courage. However, generally speaking, I have no interest in writing about my own life or intruding in the privacy of those around me. – Peter Carey

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Courage
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Although I get so much fan mail from Great Britain, tell me, am I more famous there than Michael Madsen? – Tom Sizemore

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I wasnt a kid who moved out from Iowa with aspirations of becoming a famous star – I was intrigued by the idea of filmmaking and by the idea of what it would be like to play a character in a movie. – Jason Lee

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The one thing youve got to say about Columbia is that it has courses that are famous. It has alumni who come back and say it was the best thing they ever did. – William Scott

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I would have changed my last name if being famous were my goal. – Zach Galifianakis

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