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 think the biggest part of a good party is the host and then going around making sure nobody's left alone and knows enough about the people in the room to know who to introduce to whom.
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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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Probably the best part about being an actor is that you get to be a traveling wanderer.
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You can't be impatient about growth, because that's what leads people to make mistakes.
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The life insurance industry is filled with good people who believe in their work and their companies, but who may never have challenged the assumptions underlying their efforts.
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I'm a big believer of work/life balance. You need a little down time to recharge to make sure that when you're here, you're really all here. I still have a child in high school, so I go to her sporting events, even if it means leaving work and working again when I get home. I probably should work out a little more than I do.
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You can't just set the vision, take a nap, and not keep working on making your vision happen. Your intention has to be backed by work.
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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.
