I don't like the word 'autobiography.' I rather like the term 'autofiction.' The second you make a script out of the story of your life, it becomes fictional. Of course, the truth is never far. But the story is created out of it.
‐‐ Marjane Satrapi
I don't like the word 'balance.' To me, that somehow conjures up conflict between work and family... as long as we think of these things as conflicting, we will never have happiness. True happiness comes from integration... of work, family, self, community.
‐‐ Padmasree Warrior
I don't like the word 'businesswoman.' Perhaps 'committed mother' would be the best description.
‐‐ Steffi Graf
I don't like the word 'experiment' in the context of art in general. It implies something immature, unfinished, something entertaining for a moment before it becomes irrelevant.
‐‐ Abel Korzeniowski
I don't like the word 'poetry,' and I don't like poetry readings, and I usually don't like poets. I would much prefer describing myself and what I do as: I'm kind of a curator, and I'm kind of a night-owl reporter.
‐‐ Tom Waits
I don't like the word 'regret.'
‐‐ LeAnn Rimes
I don't like the word rock opera, but I'm trying to write on that level that's reserved for plays still, or novels.
‐‐ Lou Reed
I don't like the word 'rock star' or 'super star.' I am a guitar player, a songwriter who got lucky because I stayed at it and didn't give up, long enough that people noticed me.
‐‐ Randy Bachman
I don't like the word 'satisfaction' - never have. I don't think I'll be satisfied with anything, really, to be honest.
‐‐ Tom Coughlin
I don't like the word 'strong,' because a strong character is never an interesting character. A character is made interesting by their vulnerabilities and their weaknesses.
‐‐ Helen Mirren
I don't like the word 'urban' because I think it's a bit of a generalisation and they use it to class music, but I don't think it's a word that necessarily classes music.
‐‐ Taio Cruz
I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.
‐‐ Casey Stengel
I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong, never speak at all, and in order not to do wrong, never do anything.
‐‐ Henry Ward Beecher
I don't like these commercial films I do. I'd far prefer to do more artistic films, more cult films.
‐‐ Shu Qi
I don't like things held up before me that I cannot have.
‐‐ Arthur Golden
I don't like things I work on to have political didacticism - there are questions, but not messages.
‐‐ Jonathan Nolan
I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.
‐‐ Zoe Saldana
I don't like things set in stone.
‐‐ Vanessa Paradis
I don't like things that can be reproduced. Wood isn't important in itself but rather in the fact that objects made in it are unique, simple, unpretentious.
‐‐ Georg Baselitz
I don't like things too overstated in the cut or too perfect.
‐‐ John Malkovich
I don't like this idea of division: that if you're a clever woman then you've got to be a particular way. Because men don't. Men please themselves.
‐‐ Marian Keyes
I don't like this idea of Method. I come from that school, but what I was taught was that it's your imagination. You do your homework, and you use your imagination.
‐‐ Mark Ruffalo
I don't like this kind of life where every month you are faced with some kind of a coup.
‐‐ Jejomar Binay
I don't like this romanticization of Indian people in which Indian people are looked at as spiritual saviors, as people who have always taken care of the land. We're human beings. But I think different cultures have developed different aspects of humanness.
‐‐ Joy Harjo
I don't like this terminology that you have no choice. You always have a choice.
‐‐ Ehud Olmert
I don't like this young crudeness now which is supposed to be comedy on Friday nights.
‐‐ Alan Sugar
I don't like Thomas Edison. I'm a fan of Nicolai Tesla.
‐‐ David Lynch
I don't like tight pants on guys.
‐‐ Paul Dano
I don't like to act in my personal life. I like to be straightforward.
‐‐ Josh Hartnett
I don't like to analyze what I do too much, but I certainly never meet a single person and say, 'You're the next character.' People think that's what I do. They also think that I sit down and observe and try to imitate random people. I've never done that at all.
‐‐ Chris Lilley
I don't like to attach myself to material things.
‐‐ Jourdan Dunn
I don't like to be a preacher or anything, but the one thing that I've learned is that you truly are what you eat.
‐‐ Ruben Studdard
I don't like to be afraid. I'm afraid every day, all the time.
‐‐ Melissa Auf der Maur
I don't like to be alone, but I do cherish the moments that I'm alone with a good book.
‐‐ Vin Scully
I don't like to be away from my family for long periods.
‐‐ Richard Karn
I don't like to be crazy on different levels all of the time.
‐‐ Tony Gilroy
I don't like to be different; I would like to be the same.
‐‐ Chris Burke
I don't like to be entertaining. I don't like the feeling of being entertaining. If there was a musical or a comedy that was not just for entertainment but was rooted in something I could relate to on a real level, then I think I would do it.
‐‐ Ryan Gosling
I don't like to be feared, and I can't work in conflict, I'm very bad with conflict. I try to avoid it, it paralyzes me.
‐‐ Nadine Labaki
I don't like to be gone all weekend and at night too. Because for 20 years, I've had children who are in school.
‐‐ Meryl Streep
I don't like to be in the public eye or talk about my private life.
‐‐ Sandra Echeverria
I don't like to be labeled, to be anything. I've made the mistake before myself of labeling my music, but it's counter-productive.
‐‐ Neil Young
I don't like to be me. I'm not so comfortable being me on screen because then I'd be a presenter. I'm not Jimmy Fallon.
‐‐ Aaron Johnson
I don't like to be negative about math because it really teaches you a lot of great things. You kind of use math every day.
‐‐ Madison Davenport
I don't like to be noticed. The older I've got, the more reclusive I've become. I've got late-onset shyness. People are lovely. When they see me in the street, they don't ask for anything from me. They just say: 'I thought it was you, and I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your books,' but I can't seem to cope with it anymore.
‐‐ Sue Townsend
I don't like to be out of my comfort zone, which is about a half an inch wide.
‐‐ Larry David
I don't like to be overexposed. Too many articles, too many tweets, too many posts, I just don't like that. But at the same time, we live in a culture where that's almost necessary. People want content and they want their stuff when they want it.
‐‐ Issa Rae
I don't like to be pigeonholed; I don't like when people won't see me for something because they don't think I can do it. I always feel like, at least give me the shot.
‐‐ Khandi Alexander
I don't like to be rushed. I plan my outfits for the week in advance. I find the appropriate outfit for each occasion, try it on, make sure it is in good condition and have it all ready with shoes, handbag and accessories laid out in my dressing room. Fashion is such a huge part of my career, I have to think ahead.
‐‐ Jerry Hall
I don't like to be talked into anything. I don't want to be cajoled.
‐‐ Dennis Farina
I don't like to be too submissive in the way I dress. I like quite boyish things, so I hardly ever wear high heels.
‐‐ Bat for Lashes
I don't like to beat people down. They need to be lifted up.
‐‐ Joel Osteen
I don't like to box myself in when I'm composing.
‐‐ Roscoe Mitchell
I don't like to brag, but I must tell you that I am regarded in some circles as being in the upper echelons of the elite loony left.
‐‐ Michael Leunig
I don't like to camp. Early on, Mars is going to be camping. I think there are people far better suited to do that than me. But when the first Holiday Inn Express shows up, maybe I'll go.
‐‐ Gwynne Shotwell
I don't like to change things too much. I think pretty hard about things before I jump in, and once I do, I feel, 'All right, I don't want to waste the energy of buying, selling this, going on Consumer Reports, test driving, buying, selling a house.' I feel life is to be lived.
‐‐ Greg Fitzsimmons
I don't like to chase an audience. You can smell when someone is chasing an audience and it's not good.
‐‐ M. Night Shyamalan
I don't like to classify my own tracks as a genre.
‐‐ Kygo