James Spader Quotes
I am not very responsible economically. I have a history working on films for years and years, and by the time I was starting the next film, I was starting from zero again.
Quotes to Explore
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New York is one of the greatest cities in the world. It is a fitting host to its many international visitors, who can come to witness first-hand what a vibrant multicultural democracy looks like.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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I would hate for my father to regret all his support that he's given me over the years and be embarrassed by anything I chose to do.
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At the end of the spectrum when you get to that 12th step, when you have that spiritual awakening we make ourselves available to help other people.
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I think my best friend is dry shampoo and dry texturizer spray.
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Jung viewed Freud as a mentor, but he never wanted to be anybody's disciple.
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What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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What is the future of the woman's movement? How in the hell do I know? I don't run it.
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You could argue that 'Sweeney Todd' was romantic, if you looked closely at it, but it didn't impart that to its audiences. But it's large, and it's melodramatic, and it's a style I like to work in periodically.
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Writers are so important.
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'Single' is usually applied to women as though they are a problem to be fixed.
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During the crusades all were religious mad, and now all are mad for want of it.
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Because of my crazy work schedule, I have become something of a master at changing my clothes while driving. The men driving next to me love it.
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Actively deciding to give to causes that move you deeply is far more fulfilling than the momentary gratification derived from signing a check and mailing it to a nonprofit about which you know little more than what's on the brochure they sent you.
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Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family.
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Science today is a highly collaborative exercise, and to convert it into a contest, as the Nobel does, is a bad way to look at science.
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Genitals are a great distraction to scholarship.
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'The Dark Knight,' 'The Rocketeer' and definitely the first 'Superman' movie by Richard Donner are the best. I tend to be softer in my judgment about what's a bad movie - I don't think anyone intends to make a bad movie, and sometimes it just doesn't click for some reason.
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The less self-conscious you are about what you are about, the better in a way, that is to say technically. You have to get it in your blood, not in the head.
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Habitualization carries with it the important psychological gain that choices are narrowed… the background of habitualized activity opens up a foreground for deliberation and innovation which demand a higher level of attention.
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I grew up at a time in Singapore - the '70s and '80s - where it was still possible to go riding around the island barefoot. And I was one of these kids that was just climbing trees and running around the neighbourhood.
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I am not very responsible economically. I have a history working on films for years and years, and by the time I was starting the next film, I was starting from zero again.
