Kirk Douglas Quotes
Virtue is not photogenic, so I liked playing bad guys. But, whenever I played a bad guy, I tried to find something good in him, and that kept my contact with the audience.
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I've been told I'm too good looking for certain roles, but that's okay, it just motivates me to go deeper.
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You have to understand, I can't do any jokes about Ross Perot, because the last thing I need right now is another credit check.
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If I can't drive my old pickup to wherever I'm going, well, chances are good that I just won't go.
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I like to have interesting things to write about. And when one says something is 'interesting,' one almost always means 'bad.'
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For 'Breaking Bad,' people were with Walter White for 99% of that show, even though that guy is a monster.
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At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is helpful and what is unhelpful for men and women, what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil.
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Any good writer is going to be well-received and is going to not be well-received; that's how you know you're a great writer.
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Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of' VHS, and I would watch it over and over again. He was one of the few people on the show to play with the live elements and engage with the audience.
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I used to sit in front of McDonald's and ask people for dollars to get me a cheeseburger. It was bad.
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There's very little you're not exposed to in New York City, in terms of ideas and physical things - sights, sounds, smells, different kinds of people. But one good thing about growing up fast is you get over it fast, too.
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When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.
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You have to feel good in what you're wearing; if you don't feel good it's not going to look good. You ever see someone wear something that's crazy and say, 'That's so crazy!' But they look good in it, because they feel good in it - you can just tell.
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But I honestly don't read critics. My dad reads absolutely everything ever written about me. He calls me up to read ecstatic reviews, but I always insist that I can't hear them. If you give value to the good reviews, you have to give value to the criticism.
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Surround yourself with really good people. I think that's an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you.
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Kicks are my forte. I've got strong legs and high kicks. And I've got very good reach, obviously.
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I'm not really into method acting - the way I was taught was the good old-fashioned British way of just doing your research and getting on with it.
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We try to make the name longer and longer every year. First, it was 'Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular.' Then it was 'It's a Very Larry Christmas.' Now it's 'Larry the Cable Guy's Hula-palooza Christmas Luau.' I'll tell you what it is: It's funny. That's what it is. Who cares what the name of it is? It is a funny special.
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If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil.
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Most people don't have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims.
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The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.
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Everything about being a teenager and not feeling like you fit in is just magnified by being a mutant!
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I have to thank the People, the Congress, and the Government of the United States for my liberation.
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Businesses can lead with their values and make money, too. You don't have to simply be purely profit-driven. You can integrate social and environmental concerns into a business, be a caring business, be a generous business and still do very well financially.
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Virtue is not photogenic, so I liked playing bad guys. But, whenever I played a bad guy, I tried to find something good in him, and that kept my contact with the audience.
