David Chase Quotes
I think that the difference between 'The Sopranos' and the shows that came before it was that it was really personal. There had been a lot of dramas, a lot of really good ones, a lot of really bad ones, but they were always franchise shows about cops, or doctors, or lawyers. They weren't about the writer himself.
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Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results.
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Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - they are asleep at the wheel.
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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In thinking about it, the villains often have a little bit more range because their morality is different. You can have just a really good time as an actor, and there is just more there that you can explore on that side of the story.
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In so far as one denies what is, one is possessed by what is not, the compulsions, the fantasies, the terrors that flock to fill the void.
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It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.
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My valleys are higher than most people's peaks. I stay at that level.
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It was great being together as a band, but much more difficult being brothers than it was being in a band.
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The future rewards those who press on. I don't have time to feel sorry for myself. I don't have time to complain. I'm going to press on.
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There really are three types of 'religious' movies: the ones that make fun of it, the ones that vilify it and the ones that literally preach to the converted.
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My most memorable moment came in 1985 as we beat the Boston Celtics.
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Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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I never lie to my fans.
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Jokes that are gratuitously offensive are synonymous with bad writing to me. I'm offended as a writer first and as a person second.
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I'm good friends with Lee Westwood. Bubba, Rickie Fowler. A few of the top hitters.
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You have to captivate and entertain if you want your message to get across.
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The only thing an actor can do is, whatever lands on the carpet in the hall, you read it, and if you can't put it down, that's the job to do.
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I have real good parents. They poor. They have regular, poor jobs and what not. They real good people and what not; I was just raised in a bad society.
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If you are a 5-year-old, you just go ahead and try something. You don't think about it. You are just a little kid.
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And what its worth, ask death-beds; they can tell.
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Mixtapes are always small scale to me - they never get taken seriously, and they're always short-lived.
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I think that the difference between 'The Sopranos' and the shows that came before it was that it was really personal. There had been a lot of dramas, a lot of really good ones, a lot of really bad ones, but they were always franchise shows about cops, or doctors, or lawyers. They weren't about the writer himself.
