Derek Luke Quotes
When your heart is first, you can be absent of heart but when you put spirit first, you have a reason for why you do heart.

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I've had enough boyfriends and enough issues. I'd seen enough train wrecks.
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The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this.
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All performers get on stage because they need to feel love from an audience. I might appear confident, but those three seconds before I get out there, I'm a mess. But I have to take the risk; otherwise, I'd be miserable and would feel like I wasn't seeing through my personal destiny.
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If I get in a dark spot, I'll listen to some Adele and cry about it.
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We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.
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I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them.
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My first published work was when I was 19, in 'Playgirl.' It was an odd experience but exciting.
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Being physical and doing my own stunts - it is fun to do these kind of films once in a while, especially before you get too old.
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That's one of the things that I've loved about 'Spider-Man' and Marvel in general. The characters all have dimension.
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The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.
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I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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This story's gonna grab people. It's about this guy, he's crazy about this girl, but he likes to wear dresses. Should he tell her? Should he not tell her? He's torn, Georgie. This is drama.
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I flunked my exam for university two times before I was accepted by what was considered my city's worst university, Hangzhou Teachers University. I was studying to be a high school English teacher. In my university, I was elected student chairman and later became chairman of the city's Students Federation.
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I cry at random things, like a flower, or someone giving me a present, or my sister giving me a nice hug.
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If we lose sight of the fact that writing is entertainment, then writing is doomed.
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In order to do a musical now, a style must be developed that works for today's audience.
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I've always said that the word 'genius,' especially in Hollywood, is way overused.
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Government and culture are two diametrically opposed forces - the one blinds and oppresses, the other uplifts and unites.
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I really believe there's no such thing as accidents, only opportunities. God gives everyone the ingredients to a good, happy life. It's up to us to make the most of them.
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The good and bad things are what form us as people... change makes us grow.
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Gerald Jonas's book about stuttering is called 'The Disorder of Many Theories.' Back theory seems to suffer from the same 'Rashomon' effect: as with almost every human problem, there is no dearth of answers and no answer.
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There is no way the American public will sit still for the banning of or putting any significant restrictions on the kinds of guns they want.
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When your heart is first, you can be absent of heart but when you put spirit first, you have a reason for why you do heart.