Phil Hartman Quotes
I could do John Wayne, Jack Benny, Jack Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and entertain my friends. But I never seriously considered it as a career choice.
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I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture.
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The first impression that I liked doing was an impression of Cheri Oteri's Barbara Walters impression on 'SNL.' I found that I could mimic that pretty well, and people got a kick out of that.
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I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge.
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I like men who paint or write or do something creative.
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Yes, it's annoying that Hamlet doesn't kill his stepfather ten minutes into the play, but if he did kill his stepfather ten minutes into the play, there wouldn't be a play. He has to be annoying, if you will, and not do what would be the thing to do.
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Only those ignorant of what poetry means will ask the question: what is it good for?
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My message to the ladies would be, you can do all of the things, but not all of them at the same time.
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I think I've learned the difference between the things I can control and the things I can't control. And hopefully, by doing the things I can control well, I'll have more favor in the other category.
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A lot of actors know they want to be actors a little bit earlier on. I didn't even really start studying until I was about 22.
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Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture, and murder people for exercising the most basic freedoms. If we are to win this struggle and spread those freedoms, we must keep our own moral compass pointed in a true direction.
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No one needs anything; they have to want it.
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I love sailing but hate cruise ships.
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Indian hotels are doing well globally because they understand hospitality.
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
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I feel that my fans have cultivated my talent and they continue to nurture me.
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I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor.
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I graduated from the University of Whatever.
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The atmosphere of Catholicism in Korea is quite different to the way it is practised and perceived in Europe or the U.S.
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I despise writing in general, but yeah, I love writing the stuff that I direct.
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Well, you know, certain - for one reason, I think that the intervention process is a good process for most people, but for me, it just looked like a bunch of my friends trying to get back at me and sit around taking jabs at me, you know, when I couldn't defend myself.
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I miss the banter with friends and family, which more often than not takes place within the confines of a decent public house. So I miss the pubs.
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I was the guy who was friends with everybody. Yes, I had my core group of friends, but I wasn't part of a clique that excluded people. I hope they thought I was a nice guy. I tried to be just friendly and outgoing. I was class president. I'm supposed to run my class reunion in 2013.
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I found that a bit unfair. However, I did feel quite liberated when I left. I'm very grateful to the show - it revived a flagging career, but I'm glad to be away from it now.
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I could do John Wayne, Jack Benny, Jack Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and entertain my friends. But I never seriously considered it as a career choice.
