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 like my parents but they are just not good parents. They are nice enough people. I'm not interested in hurting their feelings.
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I got to go back and perform 'God Made Girls' on 'The Voice,' which was awesome. I also got invited to sing on the 'Grand Ole Opry,' which was another unbelievable moment.
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As a filmmaker, I'm interminably curious and nosy, but certain times you meet people and think, 'I don't want to push you too hard because I can see this is painful for you.'
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Here's my take: People watch sports to get away from day-to-day stresses, work, illness, financial worries. We don't need to be reminded of political divisions.
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I was just a young kid out of Mexico, Missouri, and then Kansas City, having an opportunity to play at the University of Nebraska, where I grew as a man.
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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.
