Jeffrey Brown Quotes
I keep up with James Kochalka's online strip, and if I see a link somewhere or someone tells me about something, I'll look at it, but I don't usually keep up with any sites other than the 'American Elf.' I always have this feeling that there's not enough space in the screen, like everything's always getting cut off.
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
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I was completely naive about the business of being an actor. My family didn't go to the theater or to the movies. We watched television like every 1960s small-town American family, and I certainly never thought about being on TV. I thought I was going to be a classical actor in the grand tradition.
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I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.
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I've ended up becoming my mother in some respects, despite my eight years of analysis!
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One of the things jazz has always excelled at is translating the reality of the times through its musical prism.
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The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge.
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You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.
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No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.
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I've never been someone who needs a lot of takes or enjoys a lot of takes. I like the fast thing of it.
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Violence against embassies and civilians must be categorically condemned. At the same time, we must attempt to understand why such events occur.
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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Remember: You are the common denominator in all your relationship problems. Wherever you go, your pesky repeated issues go - until you shed a blazing light of insight upon them.
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I definitely like performing to a crowd that's there to see a female hero.
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The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive.
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In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
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Even one's own home is a kind of anthology of advertisers, manufacturers, motifs and presentation techniques. There's nothing 'natural' about one's home these days. The furnishings, the fabrics, the furniture, the appliances, the TV, and all the electronic equipment - we're living inside commercials.
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You know, my mum's always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as opposed to feminism or sexism – so it just meant that my gender was not relevant to what I was capable of achieving.
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Making films. It gave me a voice. Legitimately saved me.
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I don't watch much television.
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If drugs are bad, any respectable society should do something to deal with them.
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We will learn together how to solve the problems of the country.
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It's always a thrill to wear the flag and ride for Canada in any competition, but especially the Olympics.
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With voice over work, you need to convey as much emotion as you can without making any physical movements, so it's hard. You've got to visualize everything.
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I keep up with James Kochalka's online strip, and if I see a link somewhere or someone tells me about something, I'll look at it, but I don't usually keep up with any sites other than the 'American Elf.' I always have this feeling that there's not enough space in the screen, like everything's always getting cut off.
