Elvis Mitchell Quotes
'8 Mile' could do without an unnecessary class swipe. In a final throwdown, Rabbit clowns a competitor by revealing that the guy went to suburban Detroit Cranbrook, one of the finest private schools in the country.
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When I started acting, there were parts in English that I thought I just had to try it out and go to another country. I did a film in Ireland. It was my first film abroad.
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I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional.
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You don't choose who you sit next to in a theater. You sit in a theater, and there's an energy that happens.
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I have a hard time waiting for things to happen.
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Roosevelt was the one who had the vision to change our policy from isolationism to world leadership. That was a terrific revolution. Our country's never been the same since.
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My dad is a really funny guy, and we would make jokes about my leukemia. When my friends would come over, we would joke about it, too.
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There was always a love-hate relationship with New York in the rest of the country, but I made them feel more love than hate.
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I've done all different kinds of genres - doo-wop, pop, funk, gospel, country, jazz, you name it.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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I don't sleep at night at all. Making movies is a marathon. I'm a good 100-yard-dash guy.
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If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular guy in advertising, or whatever field he would have gone into, because of his charisma.
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Pakistan is a free country, so according to me, in a free country, it's every right of the citizen to live the way they wish.
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Although lynchings have steadily increased in number and barbarity during the last twenty years, there has been no single effort put forth by the many moral and philanthropic forces of the country to put a stop to this wholesale slaughter.
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Regardless of who you are, I believe that everybody in this country is entitled to justice.
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My dad is a football guy, not a music guy. He didn't totally understand when I decided to be a musician.
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I'm a doofus from the Valley, a blue-collar guy.
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Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be a lot of difference in this country and a lot of legitimate power to flow with implementation.
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As a CEO of a large company, clearly we need policies in the U.S. government that are pro-business, because at the end of the day, we all work within the framework of a country's policies.
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Memorial Day is all about celebrating the lives of the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. The United States is made great because of their heroism. Their lives are remembered, honored, and celebrated by all of us, including the friends, family, and fellow service members who knew them best.
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Most of the time, I'm in the country, and the jewelry I wear I can wear in the country.
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Everybody is looking for an election where they can do something and participate.
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Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.
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'8 Mile' could do without an unnecessary class swipe. In a final throwdown, Rabbit clowns a competitor by revealing that the guy went to suburban Detroit Cranbrook, one of the finest private schools in the country.
