James L. Petigru Quotes
To speak against religion (the Christian) is breaking down the bond of good government.
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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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What feels most productive to me isn't to think so much in terms of how I can be alternative, but how I can be subversive in a way that feels organic, how I can connect with people, and how I can just be myself, which may be the hardest thing to be.
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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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I love 'House of Cards,' I love 'Bloodline,' I love 'Orange is the New Black,' so I had written on my refrigerator that I was looking for 'groundbreaking television on Netflix.'
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Fall 2013 was inspired by the 1970s equestrian lifestyle. I wanted to incorporate the moody and romantic - intricate baroque detailing and classic menswear elements - with something tougher and edgier in a nod to London's rock n' roll underground.
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One of the last books I read was 'Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime' by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. It gives a really good behind-the-scenes look at the campaigns. I didn't ask the president how accurate it was. I wouldn't ask him that.
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John Huston was a superb master. He knew how to make good films. I did three things with him. One is called Independence. It plays in Philadelphia, for free. It's been playing there for 25 years.
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Living in New Zealand, that's something that you'd like to do as an actor, but very rarely do you get an opportunity to get such a good springboard as 'The Hobbit' to help you get international work.
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To speak against religion (the Christian) is breaking down the bond of good government.
