Jason Patric Quotes
I made three movies in 1995 and I was unhappy with all of them: Sleepers, Incognito, and Speed 2.
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I think black Americans expect too much from individual black Americans in terms of changing the status quo.
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I have a very broad demographic, from the 8-year-old who knows every word to 'Ice Ice Baby' and the college kid who grew up on 'Ninja Rap' to the soccer mom and grandparent.
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The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth.
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He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there.
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Both of my parents were super music lovers when I was growing up - they had a massive record and tape collection. I think my dad even had a couple of laser discs, but that was a short-lived thing.
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Nobody can hurt me without my permission.
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You always gotta be on time, an hour ahead of everything. You always gotta be prepared.
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I remember in 'Pride and Prejudice' I had to do a scene where I broke down. And before we filmed I spent like three hours imagining my mum's funeral. Actually, she's very much alive, happy and healthy. It was really horrible.
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I don't know if a government bailout will rescue America's auto industry, but I do know that if there is a bailout, it better come with a big, bright stop sign and lots of strings attached.
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We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.
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I have a lot of successful musician pals, and as I get older, I find that I'm lucky to be a writer. I have great anonymity compared to musicians who sell the same number of records as I do books.
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Leaders should lead as far as they can and then vanish. Their ashes should not choke the fire they have lit.
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Coming up as a kid, I played middle linebacker and I was very bow-legged, and I wanted to be like the legendary Dick Butkus.
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I'm a total performer.
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People can get obsessed with romance, they can get obsessed with political paranoia, they can get obsessed with horror. It's isn't the fault of the subject matter that creates the obsession, I don't think.
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As a rule, you'll not have much trouble having your way, if you are right.
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Der Handelnde ist immer gewissenlos; es hat niemand Gewissen als der Betrachtende.
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More than illness or death, the American journalist fears standing alone against the whim of his owners or the prejudices of his audience. Deprive William Safire of the insignia of the New York Times, and he would have a hard time selling his truths to a weekly broadsheet in suburban Duluth.
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Harry Dresden: Took cover. In the action business, when you don't want to say you ran like a mouse, you call it 'taking cover.' It's more heroic.
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If you think success will make you happy, you have it backwards.
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I made three movies in 1995 and I was unhappy with all of them: Sleepers, Incognito, and Speed 2.
