Jamie Foxx (Eric Marlon Bishop) Quotes
To be the leading man it's about the celebrity and the looks, and it's tough to do that. People who do it great are people like Tom Cruise and Will Smith - they're built for that. I ain't. I'm more of a character guy.
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There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.
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I remember having to take detours around the Hollywood sign to avoid having to see this grotesque poster of myself on Sunset Boulevard.
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Young people do not watch television; they are on the Internet.
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I am really glad I was raised Catholic. I like the fundamental aspects of that religion. I think they give you great grounding in terms of having a moral code. But I do not subscribe to any religion specifically now.
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What I'm still grappling with and learning how to do is to be looking and thinking cinematically, having come from television.
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On a Friday night in 1983, I was in a taxi in New York riding home from dinner with friends. A drunk driver ran a red light and hit the cab, and I was thrown toward the glass partition. I tried to duck, but my face hit the glass, and the impact fractured my cheekbone, my eye socket, my collarbone and several ribs.
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Unlike many Californians or New Yorkers, college football is a religion down south.
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What I want to do is tell stories about normal people in the American suburbs. I don't write the book where it's a conspiracy reaching the prime minister; I don't write the book with the big serial killer who lops off heads. My setting is a very placid pool of suburbia, family life. And within that I can make pretty big splashes.
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I didn't record any additional dialogue for this CD, they are excerpts pulled from existing episodes.
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When you feel stuck in a hard time, jump-start a pro-change attitude by letting go of possessions that no longer work for you - like old clothes and old shoes.
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I'm an actor. That's what I'm gifted at. It's what makes me breathe.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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I think, in Spain, they are too used to reaching the limits of democracy and then stepping over them.
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I can't figure out how you can hire a coach and tell him how you want him to play.
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For women who turn to welfare, Big Brother becomes Husband.
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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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My favorite movies are from directors that have a vision, like Wes Anderson or Tim Burton.
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I think we're so advanced when it comes to watching narrative material. I mean, it's all we do is consume content all day long. So when a character walks onscreen, you immediately start making connections for that character: Is that a good guy? Is that a bad guy?
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I know a lot of actors who started out as musicians and have very successful careers as actors, but most people don't know them as musicians.
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We still need to be conscious of the fact that Russia has intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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I've had tons of bullies who would call me retarded, even on my Facebook page. It's sad and it really hurts. I want to tell people not to use the word. Don't say your friend's retarded when they do something foolish. If you have a disability, keep working hard. Whatever it takes, do it, and don't be mean to people.
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To be the leading man it's about the celebrity and the looks, and it's tough to do that. People who do it great are people like Tom Cruise and Will Smith - they're built for that. I ain't. I'm more of a character guy.
