Chris Lilley Quotes
I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look.
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I don't miss acting at all.
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I want to thank all of the fans and media who made playing in the NFL such a wonderful experience. I have had the pleasure of meeting many of them.
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I would love to explore film seeing as I have prominently been on television. It would be nice to change it up and focus on film a little bit.
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Conor McGregor is a tough competitor. He proved throughout the years in the UFC that he can fight standing up.
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By the time I left school, I had a lot of tenacity.
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I like to have something to base a role on.
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In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
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Theatre is how I first encountered art on any level.
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My parents were ordinary people; we lived in a small apartment.
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Men tell me that I've saved their marriages. It costs them a fortune in shoes, but it's cheaper than a divorce. So I'm still useful, you see.
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Republicans have never been good at public relations.
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If you really want to see the face of war, see the faces of survivors.
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Actors go inside the heads of other people and are not afraid of the complicated places you can find yourself.
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I'm always glad when people come together to help each other - whether they're raising money for somebody in a bad situation or making a creative piece like a song.
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Because I've done a lot of theater, I know what power is and how megalomaniacs are, since I've certainly played some.
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We cannot undo the past in this misguided war in Iraq.
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We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it.
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My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process.
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Time and again, a student will send me an urgent appeal to hear her, saying she is poor and wants my advice as to whether it is worthwhile to continue her studies. I invariably refuse such requests, saying that if the student could give up her work on my advice, she had better give it up without it.
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If you win without sacrifice you enjoy it but it's more satisfying when you have struggled.
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There is a strange kind of parental pride when 'Topdog' ends up on Broadway, or 'Elaine Stritch.'
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I leave it up to the government to make good decisions for Americans.
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If you push down that pyramid of power and spread out the base, every member gets a chance to file their bill and have it heard and file their amendment and have it heard, as opposed to the system that we have now, which closes out, closes down bills, limits debate, and so forth.
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I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look.
