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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La tierra tiene lo que tú levantas de la tierra. Nada más tiene.
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And that means that no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.
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The thing that influenced me most in relation to 'Nanny McPhee' were the Westerns I watched with my father. All the Spaghetti Westerns; all the Virginians; all the High Chaparrals. Because if you think about the form, it's a stranger from out of town.
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No citizen is a second class citizen in the city of Chicago. If my children are treated one way, every child is treated the same way.
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I have a lot of fun playing a model on television, and I love being an actress. I don't think I could ever handle that world.
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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.
