James Badge Dale Quotes
I grew up in a crazy, gypsy-like household of actors, dancers and loony Broadway people. It was their way of life, and I didn't know anything else.
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When belief in a god dies, the god dies.
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It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who are going to see the movie after reading the books. There's a communion between a reader and the writer, so people will have an idea who Sirius Black is and I might not be everyone's idea of that.
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I have painted gods, and goddesses too, and my favourite is Ganesha and Radha Krishna.
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I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.
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I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.
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It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.
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Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.
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I made nothing happen very slowly.
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Set a clear, easy-to-understand vision for your company, and make it be a mission people believe in.
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I've been in situations where I was the only black guy. We're in a time now where nobody wants to see that. But it still happens.
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I really hate drama. It's draining; it's mentally draining. It's a waste of time.
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Waging a colonial war in the post-colonial age is self-defeating.
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Do I believe in coupling? Do I believe in commitment? Do I believe in co-parenting, raising children together, having a family, and growing old with someone? I absolutely believe in all of those things. I just don't believe that you need to be married to do that. I love going to weddings, though. I do love a good wedding.
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The Indian story has never been written. Maybe I am the man to do it.
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Through theater and acting school, I found a way to articulate myself.
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Students never think it can be the teacher's fault and so I thought I was stupid. I was frustrated and would come home and cry because I couldn't do it. Then we got a new teacher who made math accessible. That made all the difference and I learned that it's how you present it that makes it scary or friendly.
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Contrary to popular wisdom, the mark of a great meeting is not how short it is or whether it ends on time. The key is whether it ends with clarity and commitment from participants.
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A lot of my music has ambiguity and room for people to interpret.
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I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline.
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I'm always drawn to stories about characters who are somewhat isolated inside themselves by their inability to communicate in some way. That's what interested me about 'Children of a Lesser God.'
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I don't want to be liked. I want to be respected.
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We live in a society where everything's packaged.
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I'm an advocate of 'it's not what you are, it's who you are.'
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I grew up in a crazy, gypsy-like household of actors, dancers and loony Broadway people. It was their way of life, and I didn't know anything else.
