Deke Richards Quotes
I basically was in charge of the Jackson 5 - all their creative, when it came down to the studio, and all their musical endeavors.
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Nature can always be more complicated than we imagine.
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I also love Disney, and will defend doing so, because there's so much in those films and I don't care if it's stereotyped.
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My mom was always keen I stayed in school and got good grades, and she was always keen for me to do medicine. I used to go to drama classes when I was younger, and she would always take me. But when I got to an age when I decided it was what I wanted to do, when she accepted it, she had actually been the most supportive person ever.
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Exercise keeps me occupied, which is good for my mental health.
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I was eight years old when I knew I wanted to be an actress. I slowly started by getting into commercials, and then I was an extra on a TV show. And then the movies happened.
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The enforcement of the law cannot depend on the justice of a cause or one man's conscience.
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All labels are offensive in some way.
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I appreciate what I have a lot more than I did when I was younger.
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Coming up with something new and original is so exciting.
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People complain that cities don't have fresh, sustainable food, but it's just not true.
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Labels, boxes, and politically correct terminology all seem small and irrelevant when being compared to the violent and brutal attacks on the lives of people who are different than what society says we should be.
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My primary passion is film-making. That's the aspect of my life that defines me, completes me, and completely grounds me. Everything else - from judging a reality TV show to hosting a talk show - is just a result of me being a film-maker. I am the happiest, satisfied and at peace when I am behind the camera.
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I genuinely miss writing now on the rare days I don't write; my mouth waters when I think about writing, and I have an extreme physical reaction to the idea of doing it.
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I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm reserved. I'm self-contained. I get all my adventures in my head when I'm writing my books.
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It feels like we all win when Joe wins. People know the struggle, everything I had to overcome. People feel like that's them winning. If Joe could do it, they could do it.
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I can't say that I fully relate to things that I play. Sometimes it's nice to spend half the day crying; then you don't have to do it in real life.
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My stories are very somber, so I think I need the comic ingredient. Besides, life has so much humor.
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Hatred strikes me as one of the few signs of life remaining in the world. This is another thing about the world which is upsidedown: all the friendly and likable people seem dead to me; only the haters seem alive.
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When I escaped from China and came to Hong Kong, the contrast was that China was like hell and Hong Kong like heaven. Though I was very poor, I smelled the air of freedom and was full of hope for the future. That's the way I thought heaven is.
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I don't like the idea of competition - maybe because I kept losing them when I was a kid. Maybe it's better to be the one who loses?
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There is a time for some things, and a time for all things; a time for great things, and a time for small things.
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My father and uncles and all their friends turned their lungs black trying to satisfy my collector's zeal.
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I'd like to be a wife and mother. I guess I'll know Mr. Right when I meet him.
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I basically was in charge of the Jackson 5 - all their creative, when it came down to the studio, and all their musical endeavors.
