Fred Willard Quotes
Kids can relate to having some scary person living near their house. They can relate to, 'Hey, don't go near that house.' We all can.
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I never understood the realism of an imaginary circumstance. While I was doing 'Smoke Signals,' I relied on my instinct and what I grew up with. I had this energy, but it was a one-dimensional thing.
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Considering all the legal hassle child stars can be, I won't be surprised when they are phased out by CGI children voiced by adult actors.
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The brain abhors discrepancies.
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What I like to call 'journalism of depth' is the media that regards the collective conscience of the masses to be its point of departure. It is the media that believes, as a matter of principle, in the potential capabilities of the people and respects their choices.
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People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.
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Live your days on the positive side of life, in tune with your most treasured values. And in each moment you'll have much to live for.
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Southern Appalachians have been ridiculed since the country began. In fiction, they're usually depicted in a cartoonish manner. The region is poor, and very suspicious of outsiders, so there's a sort of 'us versus them' situation. They're easy to poke fun at.
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The Nobel Peace Prize has always been a joke - albeit a grim one. Alfred Bernhard Nobel famously invented dynamite and felt sorry about it.
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You've got the federal government in every part of our lives, doing things wrong.
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I had a lousy marriage and I drank too much.
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My wife never throws anything at me that I can't handle.
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I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
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The fact that hype exists doesn't prove that something is not important.
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It helps if you don't date other actors, but actresses are beautiful. How can you say no?
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We need to focus on building up our own nation and creating jobs here at home.
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The thing is that pictures are everywhere. The question is what we don't see, and why don't we see so much. I just see it.
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The ability to cultivate friends is a powerful aid to success. It is capital which will stand by one when panics come, when banks fail, when business concerns go to the wall.
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I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness.
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A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
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Love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any mistakes we may make. Love is always stronger.
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You should do what you enjoy doing, what brings you passion. As kids, we spontaneously sing and dance and tell stories, and along the way, someone comes and says, 'No. You shouldn't be doing that.' And we slowly begin to unlearn our passions. I think you have to hold on to those things.
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I've always wanted two kids. I've always wanted a girl and a boy.
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The entertainment business is such a strange, crazy perception business that you're either given way too much respect, like people saying, "You should be the head of the sitcom!" Or you're given no respect, where they're like, "You should audition to be the garbage man that lives four houses down."
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Kids can relate to having some scary person living near their house. They can relate to, 'Hey, don't go near that house.' We all can.
