James L. Petigru Quotes
To speak against religion (the Christian) is breaking down the bond of good government.
Quotes to Explore
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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The fact that we live in a world where black people have to strategize so they're not brutalized by police is insane.
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I grew up in the Bronx, but in Riverdale - not exactly an area of New York that's known for being rough and tumble.
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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As a little kid, I climbed a lot of trees because I always loved the bird's-eye view.
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I cook everything. I love Mediterranean cooking, I love Asian cooking. I do lots of Japanese noodles.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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Ruby inherited the Perl philosophy of having more than one way to do the same thing. I inherited that philosophy from Larry Wall, who is my hero actually. I want to make Ruby users free. I want to give them the freedom to choose.
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I think there's a big misconception out there about actors and the choices they have.
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A man's kiss is his signature.
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I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.
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I never really do much research before signing a film. It is just the script and character that I concentrate on.
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I don't believe there is any finer mission on Earth than just to make people laugh.
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Don't take 'no' for an answer.
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I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.
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My dad showed me loads of films when I was young, but I never thought I would be in movies. That didn't seem like a real job to me.
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Jasmine is just the most delicate and beautiful scent.
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You can do the best research and be making the strongest intellectual argument, but if readers don't get past the third paragraph you've wasted your energy and valuable ink.
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Artists are definitely, like, under a sort of microscope of scrutiny more than others.
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Shakespeare was writing about his time, and it was a time when women were beginning to demand a voice, demand a say in their lives for one reason or another, mainly to do with the economics of the time.
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I think it's important to recall... what you remember your grandmother making, where you're from and the foods you enjoyed as a child yourself, and pass that information off to your kids.
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I am not reggae, I am me. I am bigger than the limits that are put on me. It all has to do with the individual journey.
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I would like to perform more in English. But there have to be many good things gathered for me to be willing to do a movie. I watch trailers of every new American movie and I'm, like, 'OK, I'm not missing anything!'
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To speak against religion (the Christian) is breaking down the bond of good government.
