Jason Calacanis Quotes
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There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.
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I was a newspaper editor in high school, and I truly thought of journalism as a career. I loved it.
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Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
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I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me.
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L.A. still ranks as one of my guilty pleasures, along with butter-pecan ice cream and Coldplay albums.
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When you make a movie, you really have to be clever and smart, find something new for the worldwide audience because you aren't making a movie for just France or Germany; it's for everyone in the world.
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I'd find it demeaning to be cleaning toilets.
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I was able to do well for myself, make a statement in the league. I had a heck of a time doing it, but at the end of the day, it's about me and my family and being comfortable and being fun.
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I'm trying to work, be diverse and multi-talented.
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Scotland is the Canada of England!
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I was small but slow as a college tackle.
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I must be the only person in 'Strictly' history who's actually put on weight during rehearsals.
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My deepest regret from my years in public service is the failure of the United States and the international community to act sooner to halt these crimes.
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'Many times, God speaks blessing and breakthrough through pain and disappointment.'
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Because it is... far slower than Lamarckian evolution, biological evolution is always quickly outrun by cultural change.
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We always say, ‘Gisele’s so hot, how do we break her down?'
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When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favour of the belief which he finds in himself.
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Never tire yourself more than necessary, even if you have to found a culture on the fatigue of your bones.
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When I got to Broadway, I conducted five Broadway shows.
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I started out as an artist, and what I do is verbal paintings. I paint a picture. Hopefully, you'll see the characters and what they're doing and what they're saying.
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Writing fiction is for me a fraught business, an occasion of daily dread for at least the first half of the novel, and sometimes all the way through. The work process is totally different from writing nonfiction. You have to sit down every day and make it up.
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I'm just waiting for the first #MeToo moment to happen from a salon because the culture of how assistants are treated, especially in salons in L.A. and New York, is, like, truly unbelievable. You're expected to clock out for lunch and never get paid. You're expected to be there an hour early, stay two hours late.
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Selling out isn't selling out anymore. It's getting the brass ring.
