Nelsan Ellis Quotes
You go back to my town, it's like going back to the 1960s... just not a great place to grow up.
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He's too short, he's too... tall, he's... just not going to work.
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I remember having to take detours around the Hollywood sign to avoid having to see this grotesque poster of myself on Sunset Boulevard.
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I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.
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I think for being not unsympathetic that their appearance may also appear, so differently it, must; similarly as with animals, which meet us in very different forms, which look somehow harmonious however all. On exactly such forms I would stand.
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Blogs are quite a new development - now, everyone wants to know you, everyone wants to know everything about you. And you can build a following that way. In a way, it's a good thing if you want to create a buzz around yourself.
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You learn on the job. When I was a young lawyer and got a case, I knew nothing about the subject. You start reading, you look for the philosophy behind it, and by the time you are actually in a court of law, you are a master.
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Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.
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I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.
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I think the colleges should be free to give athletes less than a full scholarship, no scholarship and more than a scholarship. And the athletes should be free to bargain.
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On the contrary, I'm a strong believer in the necessity of imperfection coming into the film.
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Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
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I'm a good guy. I love playing bad guys, but good guys that have a good thing going on, I like that, too. I don't like passive good guys.
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It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.
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Richard Lester is a wonderful director, a great comedy director, of course.
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Someone who knew me when I was 14 said I was the oldest 14-year-old on the planet. Now I'm a 14-year-old who is 60.
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There is a unique freshness when eating buckwheat noodles cold with plenty of herbs and citrus acidity. I can't think of any better use of chopsticks on a hot and sweaty evening.
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Bob Dylan impresses me about as much as... well, I was gonna say a slug but I like slugs.
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This may come as a surprise, given the nature of my job, but I am very guarded and contemplative. I'm not a naturally boisterous person.
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I only know that I fired twice, or perhaps several times, without knowing whether I had hit or missed.
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I think I tried to control situations within my first marriage and I wasn't the easiest person to live with.
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When I began teaching, my colleagues and I quickly realized that our students didn't have access to the same resources we had growing up. We knew there were supplies and resources that could help our students, but our school district simply couldn't afford them.
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Punishment is justice for the unjust.
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I love cereals. We must have 10 to 15 boxes. But if I'm being honest, I have Fruit Loops and Lucky Charms hidden behind the healthier ones.
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You go back to my town, it's like going back to the 1960s... just not a great place to grow up.
