Jason Bateman Quotes
On the whole, a director who make the set a comfortable place to work is really important, whether it's a comedy or drama.
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He's too short, he's too... tall, he's... just not going to work.
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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
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Write your own songs. It helps you to mean what you're singing, which will then make it mean something to listeners.
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I was admittedly comfortable with Iman Cosmetics being identified as a beauty brand that filled the gap for black women because it was deeply personal for me.
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I can't relate to skinny, perfectly sculptured, tanned men singing about gold chains and Ferraris because I'm not that way.
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My agent and I put out my proposal one Thursday afternoon in August, 1998. Publishers started bidding immediately, and that process progressed for a few days.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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I love reading religious authors. Especially in the sort of circle I move in, people tend to be more secular, and I love reading books by just really smart people of religious faith. It's always a really cool perspective.
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I've learnt that it is important not to go over the top with aggression, because then either you are going to miss a lot of games, or you are not going to be concentrating on the game you are playing.
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I only know that I fired twice, or perhaps several times, without knowing whether I had hit or missed.
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If you live in rock and roll, as I do, you see the reality of sex, of male lust and women being aroused by male lust. It attracts women. It doesn't repel them.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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My stepfather had a connection with The Second City and told me I should go there. I woke up in a cold sweat one night and said, 'I'm moving to Chicago.' That's how I went to Second City.
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You'd always see a lady or a little girl sitting at a piano. I decided I wanted to play something more unexpected, so that's when I got interested in learning to play the guitar.
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The expectation was that 'True Confessions' would be my first published book, but that didn't happen. After it was rejected by every publisher in New York and Canada, I shoved it in a closet and went on to write and publish my next three books.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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Just keep taking chances and having fun.
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The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
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I have a feeling there were many, many successful rock duos that just didn't get attention. That's the fault of the rock press. They are always playing up controversy, scandal, aggravation, and irritation.
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I grew up watching films. Film has been part of my life since I was a child.
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I still take work if I think it's good. If I like the script, I'll do it. If I don't, I won't.
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Principles are a dangerous form of social dynamite.
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Growing up, I loved to play. Writing was a natural outtake of play. I realize now, having kids, that maybe that's unusual. Living out in the middle of nowhere, I entertained myself by writing.
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On the whole, a director who make the set a comfortable place to work is really important, whether it's a comedy or drama.
