J. K. Simmons Quotes
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I wasn't a visionary but I literally had my finger on the pulse of the women of America.
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At the end of the day, don't forget that you're a person, don't forget you're a mother, don't forget you're a wife, don't forget you're a daughter.
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First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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As you get older, and this is a young man's game, and people say, 'Well, there's no way I can keep up running the way I'm running; there's no way my arm is going to stay as strong as it is.' It's the challenge of trying to stay in my tip-top shape year in and year out so I can keep playing the way I want to play.
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Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.
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It's well proved economics that if a country which is rich and a country that is poor come together in global trade, sooner or later the standard of living of the poor country will go up towards that of the rich country.
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I was born in San Diego, and we moved to Los Angeles when I was seven. A couple of years later, I started acting!
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People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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There is no reliable way to calculate from the number of recorded compliance issues how many Americans have had their communications improperly collected, stored or distributed by the NSA.
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Tonight we send a message to our party that here in Illinois, there will be a new generation of Republican leaders and we will fight to provide a better tomorrow for future generations. We've made clear the status quo is no longer acceptable.
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My voice, I have to say, is kind of miraculous because I was born with a cleft palate.
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My main thing is music; it's what I do.
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I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because something is good, it doesn't mean it's not going to trigger a self-destructive impulse.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have.
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My characters hope for better lives.
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In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.
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I was walking around with the babies so much that when I got to the Sidney Lumet picture, I would be on set in between takes and I'd be rocking back and forth. Just standing like this rocking back and forth, and Sidney would say, Why are you walking like that in between takes?
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Bergman has a very special eye for people. His background taught him to listen and to feel.
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Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
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When you're competing, you have to wear a sleeve that goes all the way down to your wrist. When you're training, you usually don't wear long-sleeved leotards, so there's a difference between training and competing.
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You can't play a guy who's just a snake, because what do you draw on?