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It's not really possible to open 'The Casual Vacancy' without a lot of expectations both high and low crashing around in your brain and distorting your vision. There's no point pretending they're not there.

— Lev Grossman

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

What surprised me about 'The Casual Vacancy' was not just how good it was, but the particular way in which it was good.

— Lev Grossman

You have to look out for becoming trapped in a place where people want to see you all the time doing one thing.

— Lucy Liu

Just to go into a shop without getting stared at would be nice. I mean, I don't walk around like, 'Oh, I'm trying to be famous' - I try to lead as normal a life as possible - but sometimes it's annoying. It's fine; it's not a massive problem, but sometimes it's just a bit uncomfortable.

— Kate Moss

There are always door openings. And gradually, it accumulates. The opportunities open up in front of you.

— Buzz Aldrin

I feel like people want there to be this mystery between film and theater, but I just kind of went where I got jobs, you know?

— Anna Kendrick

It's not like I've wanted to go out and look for someone. I'm not really good at that.

— Selena Gomez

I've been told I'm too good looking for certain roles, but that's okay, it just motivates me to go deeper.

— Garrett Hedlund

I have always been attracted to difficult work. There really doesn't seem much point in looking for the easy life as an actor. I would simply get bored.

— Robert Powell

Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark.

— Annie Dillard

✗Opposing Perspectives

I'm not sought after. I never get enough work. It's the history of my career. There just isn't anything to turn down, let me put it that way.

— Ed Asner