James Bernard Frost Quotes
I'm at my best when I'm being genuine and sincere, and reading my material straight up to an audience that wants to listen.
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One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.
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I talk every day about doing the right thing.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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I am not an American; I am the American.
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You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one.
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Creativity runs across many categories in life, from the arts-and-crafts project a mum or dad does with their kids, to the bestselling author's manuscript, to the designs of the hairdresser, to the creations of the computer programming genius.
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You don't implement change easily in Japan unless you explain very clearly why you need to do this change, how you're going to do this change and what's going to be the outcome of this change. If you offset or you forget to explain one of these three steps you're not going to do it.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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If I can hit No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, I'm thinking of having the entire list tattooed on my body somewhere. It would be fabulous.
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It's always, 'Are you the runner girl?' I say, 'My name is Sally actually.' I used to always get that at school as well, 'Are you the runner girl?' I'm not even the runner girl, I'm a hurdler.
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I think that music and visual arts can complement themselves nicely. They do different things - the music forces you into a different mood and perspective whilst the visual stuff can engage you in a more direct cognitive manner.
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When I cook a meal, I like to serve things one by one and keep them separate. I get that from my father - he's such a purist. Some people even put their desserts on the main plate. It's just wrong.
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What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.
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I'm the kinda person, you gotta fight for everything you get. You gotta believe in yourself.
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If you live in New York or L.A., and you're liberal, and you're playing to a liberal crowd, it's almost like a rally... it's not edgy.
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For my life, I need to make my own choices.
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It's very unusual to be playing something other than human.
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I kind of grew up on the East Coast, lived in New York for a while, then moved to L.A. So I'm not a New Yorker at all, but I'm much happier in New York; I've always liked it better.
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War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.
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If writers just sit and talk about oppression, they are not going to do much writing.
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With a smaller setting, you have a lot more freedom and flexibility within a given moment, but not necessarily the velocity you have with a big band.
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I'm at my best when I'm being genuine and sincere, and reading my material straight up to an audience that wants to listen.
