Bill Paxton Quotes
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There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
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You can't predict a show, that is the damndest thing, you can't predict if a show is going to work or not until it's on the air.
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I think Obama is right when he talks about the rule of law as a cornerstone of what the United States should stand for. That can encompass our elected officials' adherence to law and our country's return to the Geneva Conventions.
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I always have coffee and porridge for breakfast.
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Writing never comes easy. The difference between Page 2 and Page Nothing is the difference between life and death.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
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I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark.
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Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny.
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I want to continue to remain present and grateful each day that I get to be doing what I love. Making and performing music I believe in.
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Being an actor does make you aware of your age.
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Whatever you do needs to be sustainable over time, and taking the money in the short term and taking it in a bubble - like buying an Internet stock in 2000 - may not be sustainable.
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I played Miley Cyrus' grandma on 'Hannah Montana,' and the first time I was on, they said, 'We love having veterans like you on because she's like a little sponge, and she's really appreciative of all the veterans that are coming on the show, and we just love that you're teaching her.'
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I can't pretend that I'm a great student of the art of comedy because anybody that becomes philosophical about humour doesn't know what he's talking about.
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Being a typical Briton, I love my home comforts and always try and find an English pub where I can tuck into some traditional English food, accompanied by a nice pint. Fortunately, I haven't been ill with food poisoning or anything like that, which is quite surprising considering how many different types of food I eat when I'm travelling.
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You always have to know when to bow out. You bow out while you are on top.
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While watching him work on the set of the film based on my life - Patch Adams - I saw that whenever there was a stressful moment, Robin would tap into his improvisation style to lighten the mood of cast and crew.
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The 20th-century ulcer epidemic was a sign of good health in American people - good diet, strong acidity and healthy immune response actually make ulcers more likely. That's why businessmen eating giant T-bone steaks were prone to ulcers.
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As America's nuclear strategic monopoly faded, the United States sought to create advantages elsewhere, notably in the peaceful cooperation between the United States and communist China under Deng Xiaoping.
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What I prefer is an audience who listen. And are intelligent. Which I try and assume every audience is. And that if something goes wrong, it's generally my fault and not theirs.
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Death is not something any one of us want to dwell on, but we must all confront it at some point.
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I don't vote.
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Dinner parties are still highly popular, and I believe they always will be.
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It's become very popular in contemporary films to have the twist ending.
