Demetrius Shipp, Jr. Quotes
I definitely want to keep acting now. I've got all kinds of projects I want to do.
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I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.
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Individual goals never meant that much to me. The Heisman is no exception.
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Anyone familiar with my work knows that I am extremely critical of all religious faiths.
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Moderation is actually the flip side of dieting, that is, imposed deprivation.
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I'm going for something very raw and organic.
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I've always wanted to go to Australia. I hear it's a great place. I mean, kangaroos are pretty awesome. That's an up factor.
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I think that that's so true for a lot of first responder families and military families. If you ask them, 'Is there anything I can do for you?', they almost always will not ask for that help.
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With a film, you can get into it and love it. With music, you can listen to over and over again, but with music videos, they're like this short little stab.
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As important as the presidency is, that's not the only thing to take a look at in determining the racial health of the United States.
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There weren't really any visible men in my family when I was growing up, but of course there have been men in my life, wonderful men.
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The more I grow, and the older I get, the more I am enjoying my life and know how precious it really is.
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I'm really interested in the difference between selfishness and generosity. It confuses me to no end because sometimes it all just feels like pure indulgence on my part.
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As great scientists have said and as all children know, it is above all by the imagination that we achieve perception, and compassion, and hope.
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Hillbillies learn from an early age to deal with uncomfortable truths by avoiding them or by pretending better truths exist. This tendency might make for psychological resilience, but it also makes it hard for Appalachians to look at themselves honestly.
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Ah, but it's nice to be in the opposition, nice to be a bone in somebody's throat.
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I did not realise that I was so loved. It can't just be for the films. I must have done something else, but I can't remember what.
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To marry the Irish is to look for poverty.
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I don't want to be a didactic voice. I like to ask more questions than I answer, just to get people thinking and to make it safe to access art.
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Recessions are hard on people, but they are not hard on art.
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I confidently predict the collapse of capitalism and the beginning of history. Something will go wrong in the machinery that converts money into money, the banking system will collapse totally, and we will be left having to barter to stay alive. Those who can dig in their garden will have a better chance than the rest. I'll be all right; I've got a few veg.
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What actor wouldn't want to work with Mel Gibson?
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Self-sacrifice of one innocent man is a million times more potent than the sacrifice of a million men who die in the act of killing others.
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I wanted to represent my country. It's an honor.
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I definitely want to keep acting now. I've got all kinds of projects I want to do.
