Kenneth Tynan Quotes
If a play does anything either tragically or comically satirically or farcically - to explain to me why I am alive, it is a good play. If it seems unaware that such questions exist, I tend to suspect that it's a bad one.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble; in a statue the marble must be like flesh.
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This country wants to laugh. We want to, and we need to. I'm happy to oblige.
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Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.
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We all serve a purpose. My purpose isn't to be rejected. My purpose isn't to think small or to be introverted. This door closed is literally pushing me to the next door.
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There is something uniquely American about the motel: It speaks to the transient nature of America itself, one enabled and encouraged by our roads and highways.
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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For singers, I believe we can sing in a lot of keys. I know I have this big range, but the point is to find a key that emotionally connects people.
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I have some of the old videos of my performances on it.
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I grew up in war and saw the United Nations help my country to recover and rebuild. That experience was a big part of what led me to pursue a career in public service. As Secretary-General, I am determined to see this organization deliver tangible, meaningful results that advance peace, development and human rights.
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When I was a kid, there was always food to be had on the street in Jerusalem, but anything above a falafel stand was mediocre or worse.
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There are all these scripts where the women, if they're working, are prostitutes and lawyers with an angry streak who'll kill you. It's a reaction to women leaving their men and men being angry about it and saying it on some subconscious level.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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Oh God, I'm awful at sports. In gym I just try and avoid getting hit in the face.
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For me, a child means an old-age insurance policy. I have a nurturing quality in me.
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I like new challenges and new experiences.
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I feel that one of the hardest things in acting is the way you need to switch your emotions.
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I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.
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You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.
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I was raised to believe that you're safe in God's hands. But I don't feel safe with myself.
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When you find your heart's desire, you'll have the key to unlocking your potential in every other part of your life.
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You accomplish what you want to accomplish. I just don't ever want to hurt anybody doing it.
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If a play does anything either tragically or comically satirically or farcically - to explain to me why I am alive, it is a good play. If it seems unaware that such questions exist, I tend to suspect that it's a bad one.
