Frank Oz Quotes
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Indians invest more in Britain than in the rest of European Union combined. It is not because they want to save on interpretation costs, but because they find an environment that is welcoming and familiar.
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The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.
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There's very little you're not exposed to in New York City, in terms of ideas and physical things - sights, sounds, smells, different kinds of people. But one good thing about growing up fast is you get over it fast, too.
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I was taught as a young child by my parents and family to love myself.
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When I'm writing, I'm just in it and trying to figure out what seems best.
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Notice the times in your life when you go above and beyond simply because you care so much.
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Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
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I never write my stories as a wake-up call as such. I simply explore the kinds of situations that I find personally challenging by placing characters into situations that challenge them in similar ways.
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I say it with my tongue firmly planted in cheek but there's truth to it - being a comedian is very close to being a therapist. When you're working smaller clubs, you're listening. You're feeling an energy, you're going with a tone but when people start yelling out, you almost start a conversation with people.
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When I read the pilot 'for Married with Children', it just reminded me of my Uncle Joe... just a self-deprecating kind of guy. He'd come home from work, and the wife would maybe say 'I ran over the dog this morning in the driveway'. And he would say 'Fine, what's for dinner?
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I was working for the CIA and prohibited from speaking publicly.
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And who knows? Somewhere out there in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the president's spouse. I wish him well!
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My family is the most important thing to me because they're always there for me when times are down.
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Music is not a profession. Music is a way of life - one that requires much professionalism.
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There is kind of a typical experience as a premier. You go in, you win a couple, you get out. Go serve on boards, take your head out of the political ringer and take on a much more private life.
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God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.
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I was very laced with drugs myself, but Fred seemed to be even more so than me. That might have had something to do with it. That might have had something to do with nobody wanting to play my records, too, I don't know.
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Telling stories has been a compulsion of mine since I could physically say, 'Once upon a time...' But in high school, I realized I could study creative writing in college and actually pursue it as a viable career.
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I never call myself a singer, ever. I never will. I've always been really embarrassed about my voice. I've never been confident about it. I think it's a little bit better now than when I first started. There are people I admire who are genuinely brilliant singers and I know the difference between what they can do and what I can do.
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Doing eight shows a week is hard.
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There is hardly an absurdity of the past that cannot be found flourishing somewhere in the present.
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Berry Gordy discovered more superstars than anyone I know. I grew up in that environment, and I know you can develop talent and market it.
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People only see you as your last role, so it's hard to break out of that.
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Always two there are, a master and an apprentice.
