Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Quotes
The first theater subscription I ever bought was the August Wilson season at Signature. I remember thinking a whole season to one playwright was a great way for a master to do a victory lap.
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My inspiration for writing is all the wonderful books that I read as a child and that I still read. I think that for those of us who write, when we find a wonderful book written by someone else, we don't really get jealous, we get inspired, and that's kind of the mark of what a good writer is.
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I was lucky enough to go home and raise our babies.
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I think I would encourage leaders to start working with communities in order to inoculate angry, young teenagers.
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The difference between an actor and a star is the budget and the overall presentation of a film.
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Running back was always my favorite position.
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You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
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I have super-supercurly hair, and it's a constant struggle.
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I don't work out and be healthy and want a strong body because I want to look good in a bikini. I do all of those things for me and for my health. I'm not going on the cover of 'Maxim' and 'FHM' because that's not me.
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I have to live within my memories, within my private universe, and continually return to China, the land where my thoughts are locked. This is a very painful kind of existence, this feeling of nowhereness.
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The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.
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Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. It is meant to, and it couldn't do it better. Every seed destroys its container or else there would be no fruition.
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I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.
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As far being the face of boxing, I don't like to name myself that. I leave that up to the media and the fans.
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Winners never quit and quitters never win.
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All I can say is, I don't talk about the personal stuff. It's the one thing you can keep to yourself. At least you try to.
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Back in 1975, we were making all the decisions about what people were going to watch.
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When I first started doing press, one of the things people started pushing was this idea that I'd somehow escaped something. And I was really offended, because I hadn't escaped anything.
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At 62, I remain clean and sober and my ponytail remains erect.
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We should all strive to be extraordinary, and that starts with a focus on our own capabilities instead of those of our opponents.
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I'm a writer, so I interview people all the time, and I think of it as being a very creative process. Giving interviews is actually one of the most creative parts of the film promotion process.
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How do you dare to ask me for a solution? It's like asking Seneca for a solution. You remember what he did? He committed suicide!
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The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world.
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It is a drastic mistake to eliminate the provisions that have to do with the protection of habitat for endangered species. It is my opinion that the Endangered Species Act is 99 percent about protecting critical habitat.
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The first theater subscription I ever bought was the August Wilson season at Signature. I remember thinking a whole season to one playwright was a great way for a master to do a victory lap.
