Jason Robert Brown Quotes
I write about outsiders. I write about people who are outside and don't know quite how to get in because it's how I've always felt.
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When I was growing up, we never had much money. My parents were divorced young, but I was always surrounded by loving individuals. They couldn't give us riches, but they gave us their stories, their hearts, and their time.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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If women would today would rise en masse and demand their emancipation, the men would be compelled to grant it.
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People assume when my hair is long that I am a lot cooler than I actually am. I am not opposed to this misconception, by the way, but it is a misconception.
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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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It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
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My neighbors think I do nothing because I don't go to a job, which is fine and good.
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The ghastly thing about being a producer is that, once the curtain goes up, there is nothing you can do. At least when you are in it, you have some measure of control. If something goes wrong, you can maybe put it right. When you are in the audience, there is nothing you can do.
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In Germany I am not so famous.
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Write for yourself. That's it. And write every day.
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I've concentrated for a long time on English films because I've got two kids but my oldest son is 11 and I think I'm going to be away for about four months of year now.
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There's a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world.
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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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The Wood was about young people and the other one is more of a grown up movie.
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Women are sacred.
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As a child, I loved story books and wanted to be in them so desperately and live the stories.
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Those boos really motivate me to make something happen.
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If you wanted to show a mirror to people that says, 'You've been drunk on money,' they're not going to want to see it. But if you reflected that mirror on another time they'd be willing to. People will need an explanation of where we are and where we've been, and 'The Great Gatsby' can provide that explanation.
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Governments enjoying surpluses have a very strong temptation to splash money around, and while tax cuts are always appealing, cutting taxes at the top of a boom runs the real risk of creating a structural deficit when the boom subsides.
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New York, in itself, has this frenzied, chaotic feeling to it. It's such a big city, and it's always moving, and there are so many people.
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I want to do anything where people feel I can help make their franchise better and make a contribution.
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You never know where inspiration is going to come from.
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We have made up a God in our image. Because we are angry and judgmental, we have projected those characteristics onto Him. But God remains who He is and always will be: He is the energy, the thought of unconditional love. He cannot think with anger or judgment. He is mercy and compassion and total acceptance.
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I write about outsiders. I write about people who are outside and don't know quite how to get in because it's how I've always felt.
