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I just move around and do different things and come back to music, try making films and come back to music, write children's books and come back to music. Madonna Ciccone book children moving I've been inspired by films since I started dancing, and I'm married to a filmmaker, and I think it was one of my secret desires, but I was afraid to just say, 'I want to be a director'. But then one day I said, O.K., stop dreaming and do it. But I didn't want to do it the Hollywood way, and talk through agents. I decided it all had to be generated by me, so I wrote it. Madonna Ciccone dancing dream thinking In our house we don't use words like "despise" and 'hate,' we say "strongly dislike." Madonna Ciccone despise hate house I like pushing the envelope. But I don't like to do it just for the sake of doing it. Madonna Ciccone envelopes pushing sake I cheat on my books a lot, which is not a good thing because it's good to stick with one book and get to the end of it, but I'm a book philanderer. Madonna Ciccone cheat sticks book Sleeping is the most difficult part of what I do, relaxing afterwards. Letting things go. Madonna Ciccone difficult letting-things-go sleep Filmmaking is such a collaboration. At a certain point, I suppose you do have to let go and trust the people you're working with. Madonna Ciccone collaboration letting-go people We live in a very scary time. Or should I say we don't live at all. Madonna Ciccone should-i scary should I was never appalled by myself. I felt a little bit uneasy about certain things. But honestly I've learned to love myself and to see that in the midst of all my ambition and desire to succeed and my search for approval, I do give things to people. I bring some sort of happiness to their lives. So I'm not so hard on myself anymore. Madonna Ciccone ambition giving people I think the silence would be good with me, and not interacting with people would be okay. But not being able to move outside of the space would be hard. 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But when a woman does it, ironically, women are uncomfortable with it. I think a lot of that has to do with conditioning. Madonna Ciccone views men thinking I dare you to read a book this weekend! War and Peace? To Kill a Mocking Bird? Catcher in the Rye? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter? For Whom the Bell Tolls? As i lay Dying? Giovanni's Room? The Bell Jar? These books changed my life. #artforfreedom #rebelheart Madonna Ciccone lonely war book
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