Jason Bateman Quotes
People say: 'Why do you want to play the straight man?' Well, it's because he gets to be in every scene.
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
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Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.
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The running joke about the Premio Cervantes, the most coveted literary prize in the Spanish-speaking world, which was established by Spain's Ministry of Culture in 1976, is that Cervantes himself wouldn't have received it. This is because he was, in his heart, the most anti-Spanish of Spanish writers.
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I'm still number one and I just recently won a major tournament ahead of my toughest rivals so I think I had a few years ahead of me if I decided to stay.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours.
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Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.
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I have a pickup truck. And I prefer to be with dogs or on my sailboat than in a car - actually, more than any other place on Earth.
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All I ever wanted to do is make music.
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We go after legacies because we just know that, sooner or later, people will understand what we bring to this culture and bring to the game.
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I have been learning English on the road since I started when I was 15, so it is a slow process but making some progress. Now I think I am much more comfortable with my English. However, it is difficult, still, when I speak about something that is not tennis.
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I am one of maybe three people in the world who knows anything about Robert W. Chambers.
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Like many people, most Libertarians feel empathy and sympathy for less fortunate people. But they know you can't have perfection in a world of limited resources.
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Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.
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The parts of graffiti I like are really antagonizing still - it's not something that a museum would really embrace.
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I know that I'm definitely not a big big snob, and I know that at the times that I am a diva I know I'm being a diva. It's kind of annoying to know that you are. Because it's a person I do not want to be. So I'm trying my best not to become a jerk.
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Computers let people avoid people, going out to explore. It's so different to just open a website instead of looking at a Picasso in a museum in Paris.
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Secrets make for good drama, and revealing the hidden truths and contradictions of life is, for me, one of the most exciting aspects of making movies.
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I chose to be a working wife and mother. Why should I compromise on either?
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On a really big budget movie you do chemistry reads, and you sort of hedge your bets a little bit more and make sure that these people get along. But on the low budget side of things, I have to trust my gut that when I cast these people, the various elements are going to play together.
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I was a little boy singing sad songs, about 9 or 10 years old in the woods. I listened to my voice coming back to me. It was as high as you could go. I dreamed of being famous as a singer when I was on those cotton fields. I wanted to see the world and meet people.
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An irresistible footnote: in 1971, pension fund managers invested a record 122% of net funds available in equities - at full prices they couldn't buy enough of them. In 1974, after the bottom had fallen out, they committed a then record low of 21% to stocks.
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People say: 'Why do you want to play the straight man?' Well, it's because he gets to be in every scene.
