Bill Lawrence Quotes
The landscape is television has changed so much, because there are so many outlets, that the odds of getting a zeitgeisty hit - you know how 'American Idol' seems to appeal to every human being on the planet? Doing that in comedy nowadays is very, very hard.
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I think a lot of young girls see actresses, and they think of red carpets, and they think of 'Us Weekly,' and they don't really think about the breaking down of a script and what that requires and what you would need to pull it off.
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Not a lot of people get to go to the Olympics - especially with the chance I've got.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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The idea of a news broadcast once was to find someone with information and broadcast it. The idea now is to find someone with ignorance and spread it around.
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God made a mistake with me. I'm actually black, trapped in a white body.
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There's a puppy store near where I live. They know me by name in there because I go so often.
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You don't want to put all your lead on the target. You want to leave some arrows in the quiver.
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Lester is the Rock of Gibraltar. Nothing can rattle him. I am not. I was always flying off the handle about things. And the one person who could calm me down and make me realize that none of this silliness mattered was Lester Holt.
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It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him.
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There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
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Eazy-E is going to remain Eazy-E. But I will not portray Compton as a bad city.
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Give a talk to children and tell them dinosaurs didn't drag their tails, and you get arguments.
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Americans, perhaps more than most people, have pondered the question of who they are and what their country is.
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I just wanted laughs - that's really what I was after.
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My father didn't know his last name. My father got his last name from his grandfather, and his grandfather got it from his grandfather who got it from the slavemaster.
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But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.
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I live in a small world of gouache and brush and pen and ink. I'd like to explore the world of multiples - etching and prints.
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China's got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain't right.
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My parents' divorce was very difficult. Divorce is essentially incredibly painful, but it's also an essential part of life.
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It remains to be seen whether the more optimistic scenario for Sino-American relations can be realised. Much rests on the shoulders of the two leaders: Obama on this score has so far been disappointing; the early signs are that Xi is a highly confident leader who thinks big.
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Comedy is a live art, and the only way to record a comedy rock album is to do it live. The audience and their laughter is just as much a part of the album sound as our music. No retakes, no room for error.
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The landscape is television has changed so much, because there are so many outlets, that the odds of getting a zeitgeisty hit - you know how 'American Idol' seems to appeal to every human being on the planet? Doing that in comedy nowadays is very, very hard.
