F. L. Lucas Quotes
A man can make himself put down what comes, even if it seems nauseating nonsense; tomorrow some of it may not seem wholly nonsense at all.
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The stuff that's going on is just so over-the-top, with the banking crisis and destroying the Gulf of Mexico, and the outrage hasn't quite caught up with the people yet. But when it does, I think you're going to see really virulent anti-authoritarian kind of comedy coming out.
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Properties have different characteristics, like companies, and the market throws up more opportunities because it is inefficient.
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Every joke in 'The Office' was unexpected. I cringed; I could hardly look. I cried with laughter.
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Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.
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Your connections to all the things around you literally define who you are.
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It's astounding the degree to which these communities are intermarried. Iraq is a crazy quilt of ethnicities and religious sects.
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We've got great fans that rock and roll won't have, because you can have a one-hit record and country music used to, not so much anymore and you have a fan forever.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.
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No one knows the cost of a defective product – don't tell me you do. You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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Writing humor for me is more like a watchful-ness. You have to watch. When you say something funny, or someone else does, it's more like you wait for the piece.
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Head lice have their own animal-rights group, or may as well. The National Pediculosis Association doesn't exactly advocate letting lice live with dignity, but it does oppose pediculicidal treatments.
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It's unfortunate biologically we have to sleep.
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You can bend, but never break. Stay Unbreakable!
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss.
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I guess I'm not really fond of just chit-chatting. I want to learn something and have an experience.
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You've never seen a Columbine done by a black child. Never. They always say, 'We can't believe it happened here. We can't believe it's these suburban white kids.' It's only them!
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It doesn't have to glitter to be gold.
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'The Little Mermaid' changed my life.
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'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read.
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I don't know where this myth that I go to a lot of parties stems from. It's a total myth. I may go out to something special once a year.
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Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane.
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A man can make himself put down what comes, even if it seems nauseating nonsense; tomorrow some of it may not seem wholly nonsense at all.
