James Wolk Quotes
There's a certain rhythm to comedy that is almost like you're dancing and you just go on autopilot, so to speak. There's something just beautifully enjoyable about comedy in that respect. It's a joy to be able to do that. Drama, you get to go to depths that you haven't gone to before.
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I get depressed at airports.
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I know my corn plants intimately, and I find it a great pleasure to know them.
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It's such a weird self-confidence that an artist has - to conceive of this thing that serves no function and say, 'I'm going to really work hard for it and give it and it's just going to matter to people.' You really have to believe it all on your own.
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When people treat you mean, you dislike them for that, but not because of their person, who they are. I was born and raised in a segregated society, but when I left there, I had nobody I disliked other than the people that'd mistreated me, and that only lasted for as long as they were mistreating me.
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Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.
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Race differences show up early in life.
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I'm mostly vegetarian.
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I am very much a Republican.
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I'm not the girl next door.
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In Europe and the United States, you've got different systems to select candidates, and no system is perfect.
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Look back, and smile on perils past.
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As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You can make all the money you want, but who cares?
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'Moonlight' is a project that resonated with me more than anything else. I wouldn't have done 'Luke Cage' if they hadn't made time for 'Moonlight.'
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'Sairat' is a film I absolutely loved. I have great regard for the movie and its film-maker. The movie blew my mind.
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Cancer didn't change me at all. I know lots of people talk about the life revelation. I didn't have that.
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I've never set out to seduce my reader. I don't see him at all clearly.
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Toleration is the best religion.
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You can think of Hollywood as high school. TV actors are freshmen, comedy actors are maybe juniors, and dramatic actors - they're the cool seniors.
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I go to dinner with my friends, and we're like, 'Let's put our phones on airplane mode so we can really enjoy each other's company.'
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I'm attached to the beat. The beat speaks words. I love music.
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Maryland's different than Virginia. Maryland has certain advantages that Virginia doesn't have and certain disadvantages... We should just worry about ourselves and not worry about comparisons.
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I love it if comedy reflects real life because to me it's more reassuring that we'll get through.
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I've been fired from a situational comedy with a script they wrote specifically for me because of my voice.
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There's a certain rhythm to comedy that is almost like you're dancing and you just go on autopilot, so to speak. There's something just beautifully enjoyable about comedy in that respect. It's a joy to be able to do that. Drama, you get to go to depths that you haven't gone to before.
