Keenen Ivory Wayans Quotes
The pressures having grown up in this business can be really rough. And it is a testament to you that you have remained focused and NOT lost your mind.
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If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my life I would.
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I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of us lives apart from the land entirely; such an isolation is unimaginable.
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When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who claim to foresee the future are lying, even if by chance they are later proved right.'
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If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
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Live shows are pretty much like the center of the storm... where the power comes from, the most raw experience. That's the juice. That's where we hit the hardest.
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I find the business world hard.
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I think what we need, especially in publishing, is more commissioning editors and editors who are people of colour.
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It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.
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Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
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Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.
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I never envisioned when I was reading that comic as a 17-year-old that I would have the opportunity to actually play the character.
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I'm not the biggest Miley Cyrus fan. I'm not the risque type.
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But it's true, when you see some television, you carry it with you. It's like 90210. Tell me what young shows were being done then... We were thrilled about the ratings around the world.
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But I'd say 'How to Make It in America' is the most accurate depiction of the New York hipster community on television for sure.
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It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
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I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame.
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Being sober on a bus is, like, totally different than being drunk on a bus.
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Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It's not just entertainment. There's an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music, which is a positive way of life, which is a progressive way of life for better people.
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At times, we need to stop and rethink everything. Our entire history is made up of people who were sure they knew the truth yet forgot that the truth has an annoying tendency to change on occasion without us noticing it.
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The English playwrights of the '50s and '60s didn't really keep writing or getting produced, while the Irish did. There's encouragement for the younger ones also in the fact that Ireland is exceptional in its ability to make theater part of the national dialogue, and it reaches to all four corners of the country.
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It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deeply buried.
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You know, my sister sings, my brother plays drums in my band. My whole family is a bunch of musicians.
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The pressures having grown up in this business can be really rough. And it is a testament to you that you have remained focused and NOT lost your mind.
