Fred W. Friendly Quotes
Television was supposed to be a national park. Instead it has become a money machine. It's a commodity now, just like pork bellies.
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I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.
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Happiness is precious, and so I prefer to keep mine private. In a world where everyone shares everything, I can think of a lot of happy moments, but they're mine.
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I'm open to all the elements, I'm definitely ready to take anything on. But I don't want to jump too far into the deep end.
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Even as a 10-year-old, I remember trying to explain to my mother and stepfather how upset and frustrated a messy room made me. But they just couldn't grasp it. They wanted me to be playing with baseballs and frogs while I wanted to be scouring garage sales.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I spent 250 to 300 days of every year on the road. But in the end, I felt something was missing. I needed to be anchored so I could concentrate, so in 2000, I established a new methodology - the one I use today. I spent the week in my office and travelled every weekend, even at Christmas.
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It's interesting because I think class is a heavy, heavy part of 'Moonlight,' and I think, in a certain way, through the sum of all these parts, it's become a commentary on the black experience in America.
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All Americans are dependent for their energy on the Arabian peninsula.
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I'm not into the attention thing so much.
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There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
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Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin.
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Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.
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My definition is that geo-enlightenment is understanding the interconnectedness of things.
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I don't look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That's really feeding the most important part of working in the theater.
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Satire is a form of social control, it's what you do. It's not personal. It's a job.
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I hadn't done much rapping in a while. I really wasn't sure I was going to do that any more. For a couple years I thought I was done with that. It wasn't really required of me.
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We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.
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I am all for everyone having a voice; I just don't think everyone has earned the microphone. And that's what the Internet has done.
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I've just tried to grow up in the most natural and gradual process that I possibly can and make choices I feel are right for me and my fans.
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We've explored every type of environment in the solar system at least once.
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From my experience and understanding, I believe money follows name and fame, while recognition calls for a huge amount of sacrifice. To get something, you have to lose something. That's the rule of life.
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The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better than the private sector will spend it.
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Television was supposed to be a national park. Instead it has become a money machine. It's a commodity now, just like pork bellies.
