Jay Pharoah Quotes
I'm from the burbs. I've been in the hood, but I don't live there. I have lived in the hood, but I don't live there anymore. I lived in Harlem, and that was crazy, even though Harlem is a lot nicer than it used to be.
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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
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A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
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I often will write a scene from three different points of view to find out which has the most tension and which way I'm able to conceal the information I'm trying to conceal. And that is, at the end of the day, what writing suspense is all about.
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If you can shrug off a loss, you can't be a winner.
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Well, you know, I've had a very checkered career.
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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One thing that happens when you're pregnant is that as your stomach starts to stretch. It itches! So I have to keep my belly really lubricated. Every morning, there's a buttering ceremony after I get out of the shower. It's really like basting a turkey with body butter.
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I have been the victim of heartless malice.
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I love comedy; I'm very goofy and spontaneous.
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You're in the lap of the gods. If people go, they go, and if they don't.
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I'm one of those crazy people, if I'm watching the trailer for a movie and I'm really excited by it, I'll turn it off because I don't want to know anything. I want to be surprised because I love that more than knowing anything.
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The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
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I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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I listened to it last night for the first time since we started this project. I went out to my car and put it in and went to an empty parking lot and just listened and read the little pamphlet that came with it. After two or three songs I burst into tears.
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In a sense I portray myself in a very androgynous way, and I love androgyny.
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I think the tone of the show has certainly changed over the years, because it's really, really hard to do something different when you have a show going on as long as this has.
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I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.
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My idea for Gucci was crazy, but that's the only idea I had. I was sure I'd be fired after the first show.
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Making movies is time-consuming and it's boring. You spend most of your time waiting between takes. It's like a big machine that moves slowly.
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In an ideal world, I'd be able to do my shows in my pajamas. Luckily I've got one of the best stylists in the business, Rebecca Allen - she knows what looks good on camera and gives it a sexy kick.
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I'm not a purist - I like films that are narrated and films that aren't, films that are beautiful and films that are clumsy but heartfelt. Mostly, I just like a good story and good characters.
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The strangest thing I've found is that when I got to space, I felt more comfortable in space that I've ever been on Earth before. I just felt this is my home.
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I'm from the burbs. I've been in the hood, but I don't live there. I have lived in the hood, but I don't live there anymore. I lived in Harlem, and that was crazy, even though Harlem is a lot nicer than it used to be.
