Jeff Daniels Quotes
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I'm open to all the elements, I'm definitely ready to take anything on. But I don't want to jump too far into the deep end.
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People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
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They say that our sovereign is above his laws to his pleasure, and he may make it and break it as he pleases, without any distinction. The contrary is true, or else he should not have sworn to keep it.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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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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My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters speak for themselves.
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I definitely associate music with color. For example, my first record has a red cover but it is totally green and blue to me.
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Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.
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I use the city because it saves time, I don't have to do a lot of research on the setting.
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It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes.
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I don't like to post fresh standup material, because I want to use it in a special. The stuff I like to post online I like to be off-the-cuff moments.
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All of a sudden I discovered that I'm allergic to caviar. It was the perfect metaphor for my life. When I was only able to afford bad caviar, I could certainly eat my fill of it.
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Musical theater is one of my passions.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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My mom is painfully sweet; she's from Nebraska.
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I have worked very hard to shed away my chocolate boy image in order to get a tough look for this action entertainer. I am confident of my success and would love to dedicate the same to Director Balachandar sir.
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There's a lot of talent in South Central L.A., in Compton and Long Beach and Watts, and the city north of Pico pretty much sits back and waits for that talent to emerge and then steps in.
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Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family.
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What you see is what you get.
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I'm so interested in the brain. I read true crime.
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I recall saying that civil rights organizations, when they demand more than is legitimate, it hurts their position.
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I just try to tell a story rather than present an open diary to the world.
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I wasn't a smart kid and I still don't think I'm too smart when it comes to book smart, but I was very good with what I knew and with my craft and I think that was my calling in life. But even today I never went to college.
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Every actor just wants good writing.
