James Burrows Quotes
On 'Taxi,' I had the great fortune of directing many wonderful episodes, none more classic than Reverend Jim's driving test. It was maybe the funniest show I did.
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I spend an extraordinary amount of time in my car, so I can justify the expense. That's the only extravagance in my life - it's my car.
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I've never gotten thick skin. If you close yourself off and you get this protective armor, there is a price you pay with that - of not feeling. And feeling is important when you are a songwriter.
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I will do today what others won't so I can do tomorrow what others can't.
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Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.
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'Macbeth' was a very lucky play for me.
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In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
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When it comes to working out, I really don't like the gym. I go because I have to, but I'm usually not happy about it. I do what my trainer and coaches tell me to do, but I'm always anxious to get outside.
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I'm a lover of all sorts of music, which makes me a chameleon when it comes to performing anything, whether it's opera or whatever. As long as it's good and it feels good, I'm going to cling to it.
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Hindi films are so deceptive. I thought Mumbai was this big, grand, beautiful city with sea-facing flats.
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I want to be judged by who I am, not by a relationship.
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There's obviously a group who enjoys what Tyler Perry is putting out there. And why fault them? And there's a group that loves the things that Spike does. So they should enjoy that, too. Is it my taste? Maybe not, but I'm not going to fault anybody for doing what they're doing as long as people are showing up.
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I'm really interested in playing my age.
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I believe that every child in Maryland deserves a world-class education, regardless of what neighborhood they grow up in.
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I could never sit down and say: I'm going to do an out-and-out comedy, just to prove to people I can. You've just got to do what you do. Just listen to your soul and do your art and do it for the right reasons, and then you can't fail.
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The Amex has a long, often troubled, sometimes glorious history.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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I like cars. I know some things. I can change my own car and battery and change my own oil.
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I had the most magical childhood, running free and going anywhere I wanted to in my head.
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One way to avoid criticism is to do nothing and to be a nobody. The world will then not bother you.
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The great thing about baseball is there's a crisis every day.
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I think if you spend much time dwelling on influence you can get self-conscious about every line you write. That's a great way to freeze up.
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In my household growing up in Fayetteville, N.C., music was the great communicator between my parents and me.
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It always makes me sad when someone comments on how much they love my work- from 15 years ago! I don't want to be just another old school guy that fell off.
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On 'Taxi,' I had the great fortune of directing many wonderful episodes, none more classic than Reverend Jim's driving test. It was maybe the funniest show I did.
