Douglas McGrath Quotes
I can remember my sister and me volunteering for Nixon. My parents liked him. I liked my parents. So I figured he was good.
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All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot, but it was like a prelude for what was to come.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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I love, personally, the experience of going to the theater, going to the cinema.
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The next time you're driving from New York to Boston on I-95, you should make a little detour in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to visit the Old Slater Mill national historic landmark. It's the site of what is considered to be the first successful water-powered textile spinning mill in America.
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A few years ago, when I had no work and started believing that films weren't a viable career, I thought of finding another job. I started training and riding horses and got consumed by that. It was a boon in disguise.
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It wasn't until I set out to write a novel about marriage that I realized how little I knew about the institution.
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The 100m is never stressful.
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Environmentalism is a form of pagan fundamentalism. These green wackos are fanatics like al-Quaida. Just like them.
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It's better to be skinny than to be fat.
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If I were to pray in Arabic, I'd pray to Allah. If I were to pray in English, I'd pray to God.
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I just think there's a general interest in the world of computers.
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I'm just trying to tell a nice story. Whether you're a writer or a producer, all you want to do is tell a good yarn.
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Some people are your relatives but others are your ancestors, and you choose the ones you want to have as ancestors. You create yourself out of those values.
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When you are learning about a martial art, it is about respect.
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I strongly believe that for serious and violent criminals, we must absolutely hold them accountable for their crimes and send them to prison.
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Gas consumption is growing everywhere.
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Ambiguity lurks in generality and may thus become an instrument of severity.
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I pushed against doing a podcast for so long. I'm a very late comer to the podcast game. But you're responsibility as a comedian is to get your viewpoints out into the world, and we have a lot more avenues to do that. So it's a lot more opportunity, but really have to work all the time.
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I think it does suggest that the American people really do want to listen to somebody who actually has some solutions, some answers, and gives them some hope.
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We talk a lot about hope, helping, and teamwork. Our whole message is that we are more powerful together.
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I think with me and the type of music that I'm trying to make, it's always going be soulful because I grew up listening to different types and variations of soulful melodies and jazz, but experimenting with different types of stylistic souls.
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There has been a shift to what may be defined as a culture of negativity which goes well beyond coverage of politics.
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It was a shock to my system leaving 'The West Wing' and going to 'Psych.' I remember being like, 'What are you doing?' when James Roday first started improvising. Steve and the writing staff write it that way. They leave gaps.
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I can remember my sister and me volunteering for Nixon. My parents liked him. I liked my parents. So I figured he was good.
