Debbie Allen Quotes
I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn't look good in the camera or if the actors didn't hit their marks. But if everything was working why do it again?

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I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, 'Life is good,' to the world.
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Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.
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I'd rather have one good scene in a movie by a great director than a small role in a mediocre movie.
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It's always good news when you're closer to the truth.
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A good school teaches you resilience - that ability to bounce back.
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I love hot yoga. I go to a sculpt class with weights. That's really good for the core and it's obviously super hot. I love cardio bar. I'm not a big gym fan, so I like to go to classes.
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I think that's why often people in creative fields can feel so alone is because there's a constant third eye, that constant watcher.
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I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, 'Ah yes, they good.' Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way.
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I've had more ups than downs in my career. All you can do is keep working. You still have to take enjoyment out of what you're doing, and things will turn, and my smile has always been there. In good moments and bad.
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Health care's not about insurance! Health care's about getting treatment.
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I love to draw and paint. I'm very active in that way, but I'm not very good with the written word, though.
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Everybody always talks about how they can't wait until they turn 18, so they can go out on their own and get their own apartment, and I'm like, 'I want to be with Mom!' I have it good.
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Whatever you are, be a good one.
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Europe's the mayonnaise, but America supplies the good old lobster.
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Every film for every actor is a make-or-break film. I believe every film has the power to break you or make you. So, an actor will treat every film like his last film. That's the way we need to work, and that's the way you can drum up that passion needed to do good work.
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Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to show the world and prove to themselves just how good they are.
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UFC is a moneymaking machine. The most important thing for this organization is a brand and its marketing. They have a couple of good fighters, and there are also some very good champions, but they are trying to keep everyone at the same level. The most important thing for them is the promotion, not the fighters.
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With every year of playing, you want to relax one more muscle. Why? Because the more tense you are, the less you can hear.
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I train five days a week hard - but it is short and sharp - 30 to 40 minutes of functional and pretty dynamic body-strength circuits, then I do a good yoga session on the sixth day, then I rest.
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The automatic stabilizer is unemployment insurance, food stamps, additional coverage of Medicaid.
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It sounds a bit sad, but my new hobby is knitting. I love it. I find it really relaxing.
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Sometimes you feel bad about yourself when there's no reason to.
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Our houses, shops, and factories waste gigantic amounts of energy, often in the form of excess heat. How do we slash this waste? The answer is fairly simple: with a smart thermal water grid.
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I didn't need the insurance. I do it again if my DP tells me it didn't look good in the camera or if the actors didn't hit their marks. But if everything was working why do it again?