James Avery Quotes
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Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one?
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I don't watch a lot of television. Sports and news, that's it.
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I don't have any office; I can write everywhere. So, I put a piece of paper on the table, and then I travel. Literally, writing for me is like travelling. It's getting out of myself and living another life - maybe a better life.
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If I couldn't see the colors, now that would be a problem.
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In 'Rangoon', I play an action star of the 1940s.
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It's easier to release an ebook than a print book.
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It's where you come from that's the strange, exotic, quirky, mad place.
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Tales of cheating on school and college tests are rife. There have been instances where teachers have given students test answers in order to make themselves look good on their performance reviews. Mentors who should be teaching the opposite are sending a message that lying and cheating are acceptable.
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Forever, we all had a real clear understanding of what Parcells' teams looked like and played like: tough as hell and didn't beat themselves.
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We can set it as a goal that taxes on labor would be even lower in Hungary... that we will have the cheapest energy in Europe, and that all those who want to work would have a job.
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An interesting insight into the ruthlessness of studio executives: I was having a conversation with Alex Gansa, a creator of 'Homeland,' and I said, 'So you guys must have seen 'Life' and liked me in it, right? That's the most recent thing I've done over here.' And he went, 'No, Damian. You actually nearly didn't get the job because of 'Life.'
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As a first movie, 'The Hobbit' is not a bad place to start.
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If you don't know someone who's had a problem with addiction, you will.
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I consider myself a D.I.Y. home improvement guy. In a prior life, I completely gutted a house - redid the plumbing, wiring, moved sewage pipes, knocked down walls, everything.
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Art is Art. Everything else is everything else.
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Okay, this is a secret, but I think that nursery rhymes are the most relaxing and fun songs.
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Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.
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A champion is someone who gets up when he can't.
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Ru Paul knew details of the 'Burnett Show' that even surprised me.
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Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage our materialism and carnality properly; they are still entangled with the desire for ownership.
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When mothers talk about the depression of the empty nest, they're not mourning the passing of all those wet towels on the floor, or the music that numbs your teeth, or even the bottle of capless shampoo dribbling down the shower drain. They're upset because they've gone from supervisor of a child's life to a spectator. It's like being the vice president of the United States.
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I want people to see my heart, what I feel - not as one of America's best black actors but as one of the best actors.
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In 2012, I was over the moon to be there, especially as it was our home Olympics. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I just wanted to take everything in.
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Doing Shakespeare certainly makes you a better actor.
