Marshall Allman Quotes
To me, 'Blue Like Jazz' is a quintessential American story. So many people are just like Don - raised Christian and go off to college only to abandon their beliefs in order to fit in or be accepted.
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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Broadway is really my life.
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The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now.
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What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
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I have three boys, so I live in a household full of testosterone.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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With a focus on records and making money, you tend to miss a good story.
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There's a burden of representation that comes into play when there aren't enough representatives of a certain group in popular culture.
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Producing all my own songs and refusing to go to the hot producer. That's the biggest risk I've taken so far.
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I'm English, and I started off as a songwriter, so I can't really escape that - it's there.
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I'm not a walking extra in a Chekhov play; I'm no Slavic gloom or Irish gloom.
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No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.
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It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
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I'm not a size 0, and I'm nowhere close to it. But, I don't want anyone to know what I am so I like to design clothes so you don't know what's going on under there.
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I've made it my mission to make movies starring African American actors and about the African American experience and put them in the mainstream. They're very universal stories I've told - every movie I've done.
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A movie and a stage show are two entirely different things. A picture, you can do anything you want. Change it, cut out a scene, put in a scene, take a scene out. They don't do that on stage.
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I don't have a problem with my image; it's other people who do.
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I believe that Harvard can have, and must have, a strong affirmative action program that reflects our commitment to equal opportunity while fully respecting the academic standards of the University.
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Frankie Muniz is amazing at everything he does. Many people don't know that he can play the piano like you wouldn't believe, and he can bowl and play basketball like you wouldn't believe.
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When people say to me, 'You make us proud,' it's heartwarming to hear that.
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I've tended to avoid meeting my heroes. They aren't necessarily the nicest people anyway. The exception was George Harrison, one of the loveliest men I've ever met. He lent me his home studio to make Hormonally Yours.
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I didn't come to Washington to be part of the problem.
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To me, 'Blue Like Jazz' is a quintessential American story. So many people are just like Don - raised Christian and go off to college only to abandon their beliefs in order to fit in or be accepted.
