Jay Ryan Quotes
I felt more comfortable playing other people than being myself, when I was a kid. And then, the tables turned. Through my performances, I've become more comfortable with who I am, and then I just bring more of myself into the people that I play.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things fascinating, especially anything that's bizarre or mysterious and unknown and we don't have all the answers for.
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I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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Life has been kind to me. I am happy with the love and appreciation that I have been getting throughout my career. I feel blessed.
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It's in literature that true life can be found. It's under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.
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To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.
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It excites me to go to a movie and be reminded that I'm human, and I'm filled with opposites, and I'm built with flaws. Part of growth and healing is recognizing that.
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There are lots of reasons for that gap between men's and women's wages but to me, the big one is the work-family issue. Trying to juggle children and a job is tough under any circumstances, but especially if you're shooting for the kind of career that involves long hours at work and being on call 24-7.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.
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I was a huge 'Street Fighter' fan, and I actually still am. The only game I really was good at was 'Street Fighter.'
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There's a molecule inside of you that is connected to everything - every person, every energy, every thing. You look for it, and when you find it, then you allow it to magnify and grow and be the dominating chemistry inside of you.
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World music is about taking things from different places and bringing them together - which is great.
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The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.
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In rough times, pathfinders rely on work, friends, humor and prayer. They develop a support network.
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I don't think you'll ever be happy about anything unless you've done it.
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The spirit of an age may be best expressed in the abstract ideal arts, for the spirit itself is abstract and ideal.
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Or whatever politically correct spiritual representation of universal goodness you happen to believe in.
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Keep your attention internal, not external, not worrying about what others see, but what the Self sees.
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God intended women to be outside as well as men, and they do not know what they are missing when they stay cooped up in the house.
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One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.
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I felt more comfortable playing other people than being myself, when I was a kid. And then, the tables turned. Through my performances, I've become more comfortable with who I am, and then I just bring more of myself into the people that I play.
