Jeff Baena Quotes
Comedy is all about rhythm and context, and there's all types of comedies, and it's about finding that right brand, that consistency in tone.
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I tweeted once, and I still stick to this, that I would love to marry a Croatian girl. I want my children to speak Croatian first, and for them to do that, we need someone who speaks very good Croatian.
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Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
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When you are not missing something, longing for something, you don't really think about it that much. It's like that girlfriend you don't want to have anymore. You don't think about her anymore. Or ex-husband. You just don't.
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My hero wants to belong too, but he doesn't want to give up all the things he came to value in the west.
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The average full-time working male works more than a full-time working female.
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Fifty-million-dollar movies gobble up the medium movies. A lot of people aren't working in Hollywood because of this.
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If they can't do it in California, it can't be done anywhere.
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When you're young, you're stupid.
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As long as I have a heartbeat, I'm fine. So I just do what I love, and I do it the best that I can. And if it all goes away, I'll just start over.
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You got to be rigorous in your appraisal system. The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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I always felt like Tahliah's a very grown-up name to have. It's a pretty name when you're young, and then I think when I became a young lady, it felt kind of like a lot to grow into for some reason. I don't know. It sounds kind of regal. I never really liked it. I always felt like I couldn't live up to it.
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Everybody that's trying to get anything progressive done in this country knows that the biggest barrier is getting money out of politics.
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It is a common observation, that the more solicitous any people are about dress, the more effeminate they are.
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A man in the house is worth two in the street.
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And I'm not so in love with making people mad that I want to live my life around it.
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I think it's more important to be fit so that you can be healthy and enjoy activities than it is to have a good body.
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It doesn't matter to me if someone is a Republican or a Democrat, I'm going to be the governor for all Marylanders.
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In 'Fifty Shades,' seemingly, Christian has all the power and control - but actually, Anastasia does.
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I have patterned myself after my father and God.
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It is weird. People will say, 'Oh my God, I love you.' And I'll say, 'Oh, that's so sweet. Thank you.' And the people who are walking around with me for the first time will say, 'I don't understand what happened. Somebody just told you they love you. I don't even understand what that means.'
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Be happy -- if you're not even happy, what's so good about surviving?
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Federal spending is atrocious.
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Comedy is all about rhythm and context, and there's all types of comedies, and it's about finding that right brand, that consistency in tone.
