James Van Der Beek Quotes
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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The artistic part of us all - I think that the easiest way to appreciate this - is through architecture. Architecture is very impressive; the beauty of buildings, temples.
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I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do. Every award I have received is a confirmation of something I have done, and that motivates me to push a little harder.
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I personally don't think ginger men have a habit of being attractive. We have to make ourselves seem attractive by doing stuff.
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Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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Comedy is a great weapon of attack. It's not a great weapon of support.
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
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I get mad quick and and go off at the handle quick.
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I don't know how anyone could stop working.
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I'm not a walking extra in a Chekhov play; I'm no Slavic gloom or Irish gloom.
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I always consider Shakespeare like a huge room. I mean, you open the door, and you can go anywhere.
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I make the music my ears want to hear, I wear the clothes my body wants to wear and the ones boys call me back for, and I generally make the songs that my feet dance to.
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At the heart of every great movie is conflict. It's the same with a meeting. There should be conflict and tension.
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I was 19, and I thought I should settle down and get a real job, and what was I doing living this dream world?
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I was never taken to a play or concert or church. Yet I was a show-off, a dreamer, a storyteller.
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Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood, and the Christians. Original sin is a property of the young. The old grow beyond corruption very quickly.
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I went to elementary school in Ottawa, and then to a private secondary school.
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All the states are required, either by constitution or by statute, to have balanced budgets - they're not able to print money. So they have to focus on establishing priorities.
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Humor works, and it's the best way to get attention without spending a lot of money.
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I don't understand people whose gratification is a BMW. You don't know what joy is until you see a kid who was tortured get adopted by a family.
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Ultimately, I'd love to be able to work in film.
