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" Basquiat will continue to show us new things about who we are and why he was so important. "
Tamra Davis
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" My connection with Basquiat was really in Los Angeles, which really was a whole different world to what he was experiencing in New York. "
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" I learned early in my career to not let myself get in the way of humor but, instead, find what is great in a talented person. "
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" I had all these tapes in my closet that I had shot years ago with my friend Jean-Michel Basquiat. I was working on a film about him when he died, and then I just put everything away. It was too sad. "
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" I discovered television is a great way to deal with the chaos of new motherhood. I would put the babies to bed and get lost in a trashy reality show. "
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" A mom can't afford to be sick. "
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" Getting four people awake, fed, dressed, and out the door on time is a challenge. Add to that making a school lunch, and you can tilt over the edge. Unless you are well prepared and have a simple method to follow. "
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" In 'Billy Madison,' I worked with Adam before anyone really knew he was Adam Sandler. "
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" I have been lucky in my life to have met people that are special, so extraordinary talented that they somehow are on a different plane. Sometimes these amazingly talented people find a way to keep reinventing themselves to stay relevant and alive. Some fall under the crushing vibrancy of their own intensity. "
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" All of my main characters have been under 30. "
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" It's incredible what happens when you explain to kids what good food is - they get so excited! They go home and tell their parents... and they're excited to cook the recipes themselves in class. "
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" I hope to work till I'm an old lady. "
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" In 1983, I was working at an art gallery in Los Angeles and going to film school at Los Angeles City College. At that time, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a young painter and was visiting L.A. for his first show at the Larry Gagosian Gallery. "
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City
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" Pesto is such a great standard. It's so simple to make and always tastes good. "
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Standard
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" I have this concept that I call 'Combo Meals.' The idea is that I start with the kids' meal and then add a few more ingredients, and it becomes the adult meal. This way I'm not making two entirely separate dishes. I'm just simply adding on to what I'm already making. "
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" It felt amazing to be one of a handful working female directors in Hollywood. "
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" I started making music videos in my twenties and made my first feature, 'Guncrazy,' at 29. I then spent the greater part of my thirties directing features. "
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" How do you make it to the top when all you have is ambition and talent? You believe in yourself and surround yourself with other idealistic and talented friends that fuel each other and push against the establishment to take you seriously. "
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" My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child. "
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" A diet that is high in fat, sugar and salt makes it really hard for a body to function efficiently. "
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" What's so fun when you shoot in a car is you get to research all the other road movies that have ever been done, and you try to figure out where do they place the cameras and how many shots can you get with your people in the car. So just doing the research on the films is so fun. "
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