Chris Lilley Quotes
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Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke.
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I like to perform live like we're all just hanging out in my living room. I'm totally casual and informal on stage.
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We were in the heart of the ghetto in Chicago during the Depression, and every block - it was probably the biggest black ghetto in America - every block also is the spawning ground practically for every gangster, black and white, in America too.
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Being funny is a symptom of what's underneath. You're pumping out all that energy because something else is going on inside you, some opposing force, something uncomfortable.
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Young man, the secret of my success is that at early age I discovered that I was not God.
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Surely, I must at all times attempt to obey the law of the state. But when the will of God and the will of the state conflict, I am compelled to follow the will of God.
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Many who resort to crime ultimately can't read or write.
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We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area.
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I would say that, of course, it is wrong to objectify women. But at the same time, entertainment should not be inter-mingled with commodification.
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An SF author who reads only SF will have little new to contribute, but someone with a broader experience will bring more to the table.
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To me, it's really not about how I look - it's about who I can be. It is my job to bring the character to life and my duty to fit into the jigsaw in that story.
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We're talking about in the Proposition 8 case fundamental rights, civil rights. I offer no apology for the position I took in Prop. 8.
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Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.
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Like everybody else, I've had relationships in which I was passionately in love but was completely miserable all the time and didn't trust the person I was in love with one inch.
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We know what happens to little black boys that have no dads; we've heard that, we get it. But no one is really saying that young women who are born without fathers have real serious issues especially when their mother had no father and the mother has issues.
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I didn't hate being 60 as much as I had 50.
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A skilled worker, regardless of the job description, remains a treasure.
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Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command assent from every reasonable person.
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It's amazing, coconut oil. I use it as a moisturizer. I put it in my hair when I want a kind of greasy look. I take off my makeup with it. I put a little bit in my coffee. I have coconut oil with everything.
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You can't sit on the sidelines of life.
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On the day my daughter was born, I started writing a book for her. The plan was that, over the course of her life, I'd fill it with advice on how to be a strong woman. But along the way, I got caught up in the stories of Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride, and so many others. So how do you pick the best heroes for your kids?
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What is the point of having free speech if you have nothing to say?
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You can't get any better than TV on HBO, ABC and BBC3.
