Philippe Petit Quotes
As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance.
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If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later.
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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There's nowhere like Detroit; it's a modern necropolis: all these art deco masterpieces crumbling away.
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I'm not a writer; I'm an actor. My job is to take whatever character I'm given and - especially because I have the responsibility of being a black actress, and I know young black girls are looking up, and everyone's looking to what's on television - to just try to give whatever character I'm playing as three-dimensional a portrayal as I can.
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I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.
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I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.
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I love the process of acting, and to turn your passion into a career is the biggest gift.
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What's great about working on a sitcom is that I spend so much time with people who are in other fields as well, such as writing, directing, and/or camera operating. Being on set is like being on a playground. I go from one thing to the next, and I've learned so much and hope to continue learning.
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I think there are so many ways to become interested in music. I believe signs of sustained interest gives a sense of the right time. Music, if thought of as a language, would perhaps indicate that as early as possible is not so bad. I do believe that a really nurturing first teacher that makes the child love something is crucial.
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I'd like to, when it's all said and done, say that I have at least a few stories that I feel proud of.
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You can do anything as long as you have the passion, the drive, the focus, and the support.
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The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.
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I'm obsessed with Radiohead. They're just the greatest band on the planet.
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If you sit in a bath of pineapple chunks, it can kill you. That's well documented.
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It's sort of like, our bodies are designed to keep moving, and when we don't move it, we're not going to feel great.
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When it comes to jobs, jobs are just like products in the sense that the free market operates and sees that somebody gets paid what they're worth.
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Men create the gods in their own image.
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Coaching the Bruins is like going bear hunting with a butter knife.
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Happiness is the only thing worth fighting for in your life.
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Education reforms must be the priority for governments.
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You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love...I love...I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.
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I would never want to live in L.A., and I made that decision years ago, so I never chose that path for myself, although I have much respect for those that do it at a high level.
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One of my biggest influences of all time would probably be one of my soccer coaches, Coach Darlington, from high school. He was always trying to get me to push myself really hard. No excuses. I always hated him, but it paid off. I think that's what life is all about... when you push through the hard stuff and it pays off.
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As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance.
