Bill Paxton Quotes
I've had a career that is kind of under the radar, but it sure is varied, and I've been so blessed to be able to get paid to do something I love to do.
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I promised my mom that if, after a year of putting 150 percent into my career it didn't work out, I would go back to school. I never did go back.
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I'm truly blessed with great genes. I've never done anything drastic in my life, and I can proudly say I haven't tried any of those crazy fad diets, either. I believe in eating right and living healthy. Plus, I love going to the gym, and I enjoy yoga because it streamlines your body.
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Real luxury is having the time to read endless stories in bed with my children. And I get that all the time. I'm so blessed.
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It's a notion that career-oriented women often neglect their families. But we should cut them some flak; these women are doing everything for the sake of family so that it progresses. I believe when kids see their mothers working hard, they take up responsibilities at home and are far more well-turned out than other children.
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I could not - and I still cannot - see a sustainable career as a filmmaker in which I focus fully on our gay stories.
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In the 30 years of my career, I have explored all possible mediums, except radio.
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I've been blessed in my career to be able to do studio and independent films.
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I could have easily never worked again after 'Precious.' I could be back at my receptionist job and no one would be surprised, but I'm having a very crazy little career that no one thought would happen. Although that was never the plan.
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My whole career I'm used to playing a lot of games.
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Early on in my career I had a lot of bad press about my temperament, but I was only a young lad then.
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If someone has a really great boyfriend or career, I think, it's cool that happens.
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Having a simple career as a musician who liked music was good enough for me.
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Who can worry about a career? Have a life.
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If I were to limit myself to the opportunities that were presented playing only Chinese-American parts, I would be virtually without a career.
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Everybody gets typecast in movies, but you have to make wise choices. I'd say around 90 percent of movie casting is about the way you look, so you have to fight that. If producers had their way, I'd only be in action films, but I'm interested in a more varied career than that.
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I was blessed with a long career where I won gold medals for myself and my country. Nothing stands out as a disappointment.
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Chicago, with its big newspapers and major broadcasting stations, couldn't have been a better city to start a journalism career.
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I feel like God has blessed me so much already, and he keeps continuing to bless me.
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I'm still going strong. I have been very blessed and still am. I love singing. Obviously, at my age, I don't tour with as many dates throughout the year as I did in the past. But I do this to honor my father who was also a singer. I still miss him and his encouragement.
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I've had many mentors, but the one that has the most impact was my mother.
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Yes, women are stronger than us. They face more directly the problems that confront them, and for that reason they are much more spectacular to talk about. I don't know why I am more interested in women, because I don't go to any psychiatrists, and I don't want to know why.
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There are some guys I know for a fact, like Louis C.K., who always talk about how not-great of an actor he is, and he's terrific on his show. But I know Louis would play a fantastic dramatic role in something, too. He just needs somebody to grab him and say, 'Come in here and do this.'
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You can design a mortgage system that is different without a Fannie and Freddie, but there are principles you have to have, to have a good system.
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I've had a career that is kind of under the radar, but it sure is varied, and I've been so blessed to be able to get paid to do something I love to do.
