Pierre Coffin Quotes
How can you tell a story with one frame that, by its simplicity, manages to tell a story, a gag that evokes an emotion in you? That became my motto throughout all my life. Simplicity.
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I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.
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My hunger is always there.
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Understanding that being nervous, having doubts and lacking confidence are emotions that are human is how you deal with it. It is okay to feel that way... and then understanding that you can work through it.
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I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a small indie film, or a play. I'm open to it all.
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America is another name for opportunity.
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I'll tell you, I never thought I'd ever be going into law, and certainly not the same kind of law as my dad.
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My daddy used to say that I was too big to ride and too little to hitch a wagon - no good for a damn thing.
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Unless we provide consequences for activities and actions that are wrong, we are not going to get any truth.
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The more walking-around money I have, the less I walk around.
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One of the things I like best about the Halloween show is that I change outfits about six times in the show. It is a lot of fun to play the different characters.
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The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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I'm tempted by everything. My husband makes fun of me because every day it's a new food that I love. I have a weakness for butterscotch pudding, ice cream in any flavor and dark chocolate, although that's one thing I do keep in my house - 70% dark chocolate.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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Cussing ain't for everybody.
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I'm very involved in the writing on every level.
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It's always an inner wish of every actor to reach out to maximum audiences.
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How do you sustain yourself when all the old structures people looked to for support - religion, family, ethnic solidarity - are crumbling, or feel so false that you refuse to avail yourself of them? What comes next?
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There are few ways in which a man can be more innocently employed than in getting money.
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Personally, it’s rude. You got three kids with the lady, she just did 17 years for you and you’re not gonna leave your...whatever!
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Vice goes along way towards making life bearable. A little vice now and then is relished by the best of men.
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The closer the look one takes at a word, the greater distance from which it looks back.
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Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him.
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For a moment the feeling crept over me that my work, my vision, is going to destroy me, and for a fleeting moment I let myself take a long, hard look at myself, something I would not otherwise do--out of instinct, on principle, out of self-preservation--look at myself with objective curiosity to see whether my vision has not destroyed me already. I found it comforting to note that I was still breathing.
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How can you tell a story with one frame that, by its simplicity, manages to tell a story, a gag that evokes an emotion in you? That became my motto throughout all my life. Simplicity.
