Ephraim Mirvis Quotes
My track record is that I have always sought to work with warmth and in a constructive way with the leaders of other components of the Jewish faith.
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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
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I never pursued being 'famous.'
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Homosexuals are not welcome in the Gambia.
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And it's one thing to give people freedom and something else to deny the rights of Christians to assert their faith in order to keep Hindus from feeling upset.
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My dream role is Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.
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Well, I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner. And that's what I try to do, is sometimes I lean to one side of it, sometimes I lean to the other.
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A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.
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I'll tell you, I never thought I'd ever be going into law, and certainly not the same kind of law as my dad.
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When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.
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We feel like 'Lost' deserved a real resolution, not a 'snow globe, waking up in bed, it's all been a dream, cut to black' kind of ending. We thought that would be kind of a betrayal to an audience that's been on this journey for six years. We thought that was not the right ending for our show.
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If you live in rock and roll, as I do, you see the reality of sex, of male lust and women being aroused by male lust. It attracts women. It doesn't repel them.
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Certainly, grades only matter so much when you're in Hollywood. But I became an utterly motivated, devoted, committed student. I was a good student because I was convinced that it would somehow help me in my quest to become a filmmaker.
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Debate is healthy and no one in this chamber - starting with me - has a monopoly on being right.
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My first tour I was on the road for 18 months. You're just out there promoting.
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I was in Nashville quite a bit when I shot 'Nashville,' and I was in Los Angeles when I shot in 'Supergirl'.
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Only in a popular war against France... do I see a misfortune.
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I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.
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People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.
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I find that people... very few people think that what they're doing is bad, and usually the people who think what they're doing is bad it has more to do with guilt.
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If there is any honor in all the world that I should like, it would be to be an honorary Jewish citizen.
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There is no loneliness like the loneliness of crowds, especially to those who are unaccustomed to them.
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Having kids is the deal-breaker on shyness! Once you have a baby, you learn to speak up loud and clear to protect them, defend them, and encourage them. I have three sons, so I've experienced that in triplicate.
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At the beginning, I experienced writing as a sort of constraint. Starting so young as a writer is pitiable: it's beyond your powers; you have to lay bare things that are very heavy, and you don't have the means for that.
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My track record is that I have always sought to work with warmth and in a constructive way with the leaders of other components of the Jewish faith.
