James Altucher Quotes
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The camera fails to capture the 'business' in show business! We typically will give 10 percent of our salary to the agent, 10 percent to the manager, and 5 percent to the lawyer, plus the publicist gets a flat fee, which needs to be budgeted for.
Danica McKellar -
I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
Dana Carvey -
Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
Palaniappan Chidambaram -
Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
I lose film roles because I'm a person who doesn't keep quiet about certain things. But if my heart tells me something is wrong, I'm going to go and do something about it.
Q'orianka Kilcher -
Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.
Victoria Moran
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I tend to have a pattern of playing misunderstood characters.
Idina Menzel -
Comedy can be harder because if you aren't making the audience laugh, they're going to turn on you quicker. They'll go along with mediocre drama more than they'll go along with mediocre comedy.
Haley Joel Osment -
The confidence and respect shown by my countrymen in calling me to be the Chief Magistrate of a Republic holding a high rank among the nations of the earth have inspired me with feelings of the most profound gratitude.
Zachary Taylor -
I think my sweet spot is to make personal films on not-too-big budgets and also make other people's films, bringing productions to Iceland, upping the business here.
Baltasar Kormakur -
Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai.
Orlando Bloom -
'SNL' doesn't have a traditional writer's room. On Monday, there's the pitch meeting with the guest, and I played that like it was stand-up.
Hannibal Buress
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
Zooey Deschanel -
Ain't no place like New Orleans. It's one of kind.
Aaron Neville -
When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.
Larry Mullen, Jr. U2 -
With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
Dalai Lama -
As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.
Landon Donovan -
I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.
Baltasar Gracian
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If I hadn't been inside of Biosphere 2 and really lived a biological life-support system, I definitely would not be involved in life-support systems for space.
Jane Poynter -
My mom says that when I was a little kid, I always used to say I wanted to be an actor, but I don't remember that.
Aaron Douglas -
I want to direct. Definitely a goal of mine.
Corey Haim -
The illegal drug trade is the financial engine that fuels many terrorist organizations around the world, including Osama bin Laden.
Dennis Hastert -
Men like us are good and proud and strong...if we had a faith, a God, nothing could undermine us. But we had nothing, we had to learn everything, and living for honor alone has its weaknesses.
Albert Camus -
I saw 'Star Wars' when I was seven years old, and it changed my life.
James Altucher