Jake Johnson Quotes
I'm a grinding actor. That's how I've always viewed myself. You go from one job to the next.
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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The most inspiring objects are books. I have about 5,000 volumes in my home library. It's an unending source of visuals and ideas.
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People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise.
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I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, 'I'll arrange a marriage for you at 18,' but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to an encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president.
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I was too prissy, too refined, too abstemious, too French to be a good American writer.
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
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What we want to do is put a price on greenhouse gases. Because if they're more expensive, businesses will find a way to be more efficient or switch to solar or hydro or wind power. So that will reduce emissions.
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
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Beelzebub is the isolated part of the human being. This part or this real human being has been obscured by religious structures.
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There has got to be more to life than being a really, really, ridiculously good actor.
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No one goes into the office for fun. You go, and even if you love it, you're there to work.
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I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman.
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I am a hopeless romantic. And I won't stop till I get it right.
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A diet that is high in fat, sugar and salt makes it really hard for a body to function efficiently.
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I believe America is the most powerful country in the world and is a country that stands on principle. Its principles are enshrined in its very foundation and constitution, and it has a duty to serve humanity. America has a duty to follow its conscience to reject repression. It must reject oppression. It must reject humiliation.
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Kevin Bacon and I went up for the same stuff, and people would say, 'You and Kevin have the same quality.' I was like, 'I do?' I remember seeing 'Footloose' and thinking, 'How do I have any kind of quality that that guy does?'
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I like change, and I like being in the middle of change.
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Talking about relationships is a surefire way to jinx them.
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There's nothing like the discipline of having to work on a cold film set on the Danubian plain in Bulgaria. Boy, does it get cold.
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Men tend to feel threatened; women tend to feel guilty.
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My favourite part of writing a book is thinking up the ideas, and that can start a long time before I actually sit down at my desk.
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'Jump Street,' I knew we had a great time. It didn't matter, didn't know if it was going to do well.
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I got me a hit record and I ain't never made a cent from it.
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I'm a grinding actor. That's how I've always viewed myself. You go from one job to the next.
