Brian Dennehy Quotes
My father was a classic intellectual. From him I learned devotion, and I also learned about the life of the mind.
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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In my opinion - in Georgia, there's a town called Lula. And Lula, Georgia, has the best peaches.
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At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.
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My professional and human obsession is the nature of language, and my best relationships are with other writers. In many ways, I know George Eliot better than I know my husband.
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Each dress symbolizes the age that it's appropriate for.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.
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I had a moment where I was like, 'I'm so tired of waiting for other people to accept me.'
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I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.
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You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.
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You have to know you can first. How comes later.
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I don't watch any horror films. I get scared very easily.
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I've been training quite hard.
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My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.
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I played ping-pong with Prince. That's pretty surreal. He gave me a lesson before we played; like, he's great. He's a master at it, so I took the free lesson.
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I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now.
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I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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Over the course of history, governments, political regimes, and leaders have done some stupid things despite all arguments to the contrary, at times even against their own self-interest.
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The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children.
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There was a time in my life when I was drinking too much, and so I have stopped. It's an interesting concept. 'Just don't drink.' Hmm! I never thought of that!
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My father was a classic intellectual. From him I learned devotion, and I also learned about the life of the mind.
