Frank Oz Quotes

Well, Hollywood isn't made up of individual studio heads anymore. It's made of corporations. And corporations are looking for the bottom line. They don't want to take chances. They want the money back for stockholders.

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• I like to grow and experiment, and as an artist, it's about kicking the bar up a little.

  

  Natalie Cole
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• But I like going to church. If you've been brought up in the Church of England, it feels like visiting an elderly relative. And I think it's important that part of the kids' education is knowing about the Bible.

  

  Jack Dee
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• I grew up with Apocalypse Now and Badlands, so I had a real awe thing going.

  

  Gary Cole
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• That's maybe the most important thing each generation does, is to break a lot of rules and make up their own way of doing things.

  

  Jackson Browne
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• When you're warm and approachable, you don't have to go up and talk non-stop to someone in a social situation. You just have to be open to the conversations you're already having - and warm and receptive to the people you're meeting.

  

  Karen Salmansohn
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• Triple 6 Mafia and Mystikal in Atlanta was one of my first shows. I remember how sweaty and smashed up everybody was, and it was so punk rock.

  

  Yelawolf
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• I've done fine in this business, but I've never made quite enough money to have a family or have many options.

  

  Larry Drake
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• If you are a researcher and want to publish a paper, if you are applying for money either from a private or public foundation, you have to have a DSM code.

  

  Ian Hacking
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• I think a lot of writers are tempted to add complexity by over-complicating things, but always remember that most natural rules/laws are, at their core, simple. Start simple, and build from there, or you risk getting yourself and your readers tangled.

  

  V. E. Schwab
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• I grew up playing sports, football, basketball, baseball, everything, and acting was such a different environment and different world for me.

  

  Cam Gigandet
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• The Holocaust changed our perception of morality not only because we discovered that morality is the only thing that can stand up to the ultimate evil, but also because it shifted the focus from society to the individual.

  

  Yair Lapid
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• The real reason we ended up getting into that type of music was our dad worked for an oil company so we spent a year overseas when we were young kids. Because of that, it was all Spanish TV and radio so we ended up having these '50s and '60s tapes, tapes of that music.

  

  Zac Hanson Hanson
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• Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports.

  

  Carlos Slim
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• My daughter's dabbling in showbiz, and she's done a few commercials. She's auditioned for some movies and shows, so I'm letting her pursue that. I'm OK with it.

  

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• Yellow's more like, I'm not trying to be this sexy vixen or anything, obviously. I'm a very friendly person, and I literally do just want to be your friend. I think all of that is wrapped up in yellow. It seems to work. I like being in it.

  

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• I spend my money like I don't have anything.

  

  Victoria Osteen
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• You sit up there, and you see the whole gamut of human nature. Even if the case being argued involves only a little fellow and $50, it involves justice. That's what is important.

  

  Earl Warren
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• I'm not going to give up the shock part of my comedy.

  

  Sam Kinison
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• I burn very easily, so if I forget sunscreen, I will be a tomato by the end of the day. I'm very big on sunscreen and hats. I grew up in Florida, and I love the beach, and I think it's healthy to get a little bit of color.

  

  Candice Accola
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• I haven't done any 'Fringe' shows since I was about 17. Then I performed with my youth theatre in a show where we all had this old-fashioned make-up on and giggled through our lines.

  

  Neve McIntosh
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• If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.

  

  Rainer Maria Rilke
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• It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

  

  H. L. Mencken
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• Well, Hollywood isn't made up of individual studio heads anymore. It's made of corporations. And corporations are looking for the bottom line. They don't want to take chances. They want the money back for stockholders.

  

  Frank Oz
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