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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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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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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Persistence is the direct result of habit. The mind absorbs and becomes a part of the daily experiences upon which it feeds. Fear, the worst of all enemies, can be effectively cured by forced repetition of acts of courage.
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Commercial rock ’n’ roll music is a brutalization of the stream of contemporary Negro church music … an obscene looting of a cultural expression.
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I guess there's nothing funny about a guy who looks conservative and has it all together, but it's satisfying to see a conservative guy crumbling inside, and I think a lot of American comedy has cottoned on to that.
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I'm a great candidate for why arts funding shouldn't be cut, because I had no experience other than what was at school, I'm from a working-class town, there were no theaters, and the cinema closed when I was a kid. Anything that gave me a voice or a way to express myself I went running headlong toward.
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I’m willing to look my own nightmare on film, but if it endangers my life, then I’m willing to put my life before movies.
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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.
