Dylan Minnette Quotes
My dad has been playing guitar basically all his life. He's sort of who got me into rock music.
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During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.
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Orchestra had a little brass ensemble on two tracks as well, but the rest was me. I knew I couldn't continue in this direction, even if people liked it, because I can only duplicate myself.
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Music will always be my greatest passion.
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All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.
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I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.
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I was excited when King's College announced a scholarship for students who are in developing countries.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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One rose says more than the dozen.
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With Nine Inch Nails, it's all Trent Reznor. So when we get a new record from Nine Inch Nails, it depends on what side of the bed Trent's waking up on and what he's been eating lately and what he's been into. Because he's preparing the whole meal.
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It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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I remember moving out to L.A. straight after college and just starting to try to write scripts and trying to get stuff off the ground.
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Custom reconciles us to everything.
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I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.
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Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them.
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As long as I know my head's in the right place, my feet are on the ground, I think I'll be fine.
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
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If you are influenced by the opinions of others, you will have no DESIRE of your own.
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Casting is everything. If you get the right people they make you look good.
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My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence.
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I was down after divorce - I was all the way down. And I just felt like, "God, I gotta turn this around. I can't go down like this. I have to know that this is happening for a reason." And I knew that I had to turn to music.
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He who loves the coming of the Lord is not he who affirms that it is far off, nor is it he who says it is near, but rather he who, whether it be far off or near, awaits it with sincere faith, steadfast hope, and fervent love.
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My dad has been playing guitar basically all his life. He's sort of who got me into rock music.
