Paul Williams Quotes
The independent companies tend to be successful in areas that the majors stay away from - then they get nabbed.
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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My dad was pretty strict. We didn't even get to watch any of his movies until I was, like, 17 years old. I didn't even see his stand-up, really, until I started doing stand-up, and that was when I was 22. So he's pretty strict. We had curfews until I was 17... he didn't play around.
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There had always been black people in and out of our house, and from the outset I had been taught that for them life was defined by struggle and filled with injustice.
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I have been fortunate to experience a wide range of characters. What more can an actor ask for?
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When you're in a band, it's like everyone's the CEO, and anyone could destroy it at any moment.
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I was always very grateful I was never hot. In the entire length of my career, I haven't been the most adored.
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I don't ever want to stop making country, and I don't want to stop making electronic music, either.
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I wish I could make multiple records, stylistically. The way that I'm gonna remedy that is to make a diverse record with a lot of different styles on one record.
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I was, I remember, I still remember when the first time I pointed the telescope at the sky and I saw Saturn with the rings. It was a beautiful image.
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Most men say they can cook pasta, but I think you should find a little bit of an unusual angle on your pasta and make that your signature dish.
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I'm a foodie. I enjoy it a lot, and contrary to what it looks, I eat a lot. My comfort food, of all things, would be southern soul barbecue.
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Brooklyn's good. Brooklyn's funky. Brooklyn's happening.
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I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.
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I love all kinds of music. My dad's from London, so he loves David Bowie, the Stones, The Clash. I grew up with that influence while loving poetry and loving all kinds of current music.
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I am about safety for the people and the planet.
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Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.
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I would love to play a superhero. I wish I could be in 'The Avengers,' kicking butt.
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'Halal in the Family' will expose a broad audience to some of the realities of being Muslim in America. By using satire, we will encourage people to reconsider their assumptions about Muslims, while providing a balm to those experiencing anti-Muslim bias. I also hope those Uncles and Aunties out there will crack a smile!
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There is no right or wrong way of giving. People in Los Angeles have made major contributions in different ways to the city: Eli Broad to art. David Geffen to hospitals. I'm not judgmental.
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No man can be ideally successful until he has found his place. Like a locomotive he is strong on the track, but weak anywhere else.
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It's very difficult to break into motion pictures, but it's oddly easier for directors today because of independent films and cable, who have inherited for the most part those films of substance that the studios are reluctant to finance.
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The government has got to do something to help independent businesses.
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Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.
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The independent companies tend to be successful in areas that the majors stay away from - then they get nabbed.
