Jake McLaughlin Quotes
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I used to stay up all night playing 'Resident Evil 2,' and it wouldn't stop until the sun came up. Then I'd walk outside at dawn's first light, looking at the empty streets of London, and it was like life imitating art. It felt like I'd stepped into an actual zombie apocalypse.
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My father was a civil servant in northern India where I was born. As a boy I saw the dire effects of poverty and illiteracy, especially on women and children. It often seemed that the only thing separating me from them was luck.
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You really don't get paid in these independent movies, no matter how many people see them.
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If you put up a blog, people can cut out the middle man and get material to you. Which is really helpful because a lot of time there's really cool stuff out there that we just don't see. Because, y'know, the agent is acting in our best interest, but it does sometimes prevent some of the good stuff from getting through.
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I've had my run in with trouble. Fortunately, you know, one slap on the hand is usually the last time for me... I learned my lesson.
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My secret to all casting, and specifically kids, is cast good human beings.
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I'm a child of the Women's Movement. I always believed that I could do anything. That women didn't have to be limited in any way.
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English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did.
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.
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I never, never thought one day I will sing at La Scala or I will get the Grammy. I'm lucky. I work a lot with a teacher, with my coach.
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Yves Saint Laurent was the first person who made me feel like a woman.
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The man that got me into collecting sneakers in the first place was the man they call Michael Jordan. He was the one who kind of exposed me to the sneaker world - he was my favorite basketball player, and he had the best shoes.
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The 3-point shot has created a situation in the game akin to 'Lotto' fever.
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I believe it's important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved.
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Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.
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Hollywood panders to the 18-to-34 crowd. That demographic doesn't care about race and the package it comes in. They care about the hottest chick. They just like hot chicks.
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I spend a lot of time on my music.
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All I can say is, I don't encourage younger kids to read my books, and actually, the biggest age group on my Facebook page is 25- to 35-year-old women.
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I've been making deals all my life.
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I have been drawing and creating visual works my entire life, as long as I can remember.
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I was glad I did, except when I was wandering around in my real life with this big red Afro. I looked like Ronald McDonald.
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It's my job, too, to keep up with pop culture and what the kids are into 'cause you don't want to sound like an old man trying to write for kids. I spend a lot of my time spying on them.
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Fighting is easy to understand. You just hit the guy as hard as you can.
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I'm not mean. I'm a nice guy.
