Dennis Farina Quotes
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I think we've become a TV culture, where we forget the live performer in front of us can see us. I think there is a self-centeredness that happens. There's nothing more important than what you are doing in that moment. So, unless it's an emergency, put your phone away.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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One of the greatest boons that can ever come to a human being is to be born on a farm and reared in the country. Self-reliance and grit are oftenest country-bred.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life experiences are utterly different.
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.
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My fans are so loving and encouraging. They're with me on good days and bad days.
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I'm glad we turned into a big-time touring band later in life. In fact, it's almost like we planned it out that way.
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Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass - you don't see it, but somehow it does something.
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My secret to all casting, and specifically kids, is cast good human beings.
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Editing is a natural extension of the collage making. It's actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the film industry from the beginning.
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People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life.
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There were so many groups that I had in college, but I was always the solo singer. But what made it so unusual back in the day was that I was a black girl playing with all these white musicians, and I was also singing rock music on top of it.
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I've always had a dream of owning a restaurant.
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Fantasy was something I'd read as a child. And, in fact, my teachers despaired a little bit because I refused to give up Enid Blyton. Then I walked through the wardrobe with C. S. Lewis, and I don't think I actually have returned fully from the wardrobe. So, fantasy was something that was in my life from quite young.
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I'm interested in personalities, not political parties.
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It's totally viable to envisage a million Jews living in Judea and Samaria.
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With Fountains Of Wayne, I almost always start with lyrics - maybe not the entire lyric, but I almost always need a couplet or something, and then I work from there. With Ivy, it's much more about the atmosphere and the vibe.
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Why, you're all grown up! The last time I saw you I was trying to throw thumbtacks into your cradle!
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Are these signs of hope, or do we deceive ourselves by wishing them to be?
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I almost feel like sometimes when I'm on location, you miss your home and your family and all that stuff, but it keeps you focused on the work.
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Every man's actions belong to him.
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The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun.
