Jeffrey Wright Quotes
I used to say that 'happy' was like 'lucky,' kind of imaginary. But now that I'm married and have children, I find that happiness is a real space.
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One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.
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Men move through a much different process before commitment than women do.
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We don't ask the actor playing James Bond what his sexual preference is. So I don't know what it is, really, with trying to out actors who portray gay characters on television. But it is some sort of fascination in society.
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If someone is alone reading my poems, I hope it would be like reading someone's notebook. A record. Of a place, beauty, difficulty. A familiar daily struggle.
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For me, and this may not be everybody, but because I do love country music so much, there's such a feeling of home in Nashville, especially because it's such a small town. You bring up one song, everybody knows who wrote it, everybody knows their mother and what their cell number is, and all of the stories.
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But we will play 6, 7 new songs each evening, approximately a third in the concert. I think it's a good balance. It will be very interesting to see the public's reaction. But i think when we'll play the very first new piece, we will be scared.
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My dad was in the military, yeah. He was in the Air Force, and he was a doctor, so he would go places for six months here, and two years there. And I was home-schooled because I played the violin, and I did a lot of competitions.
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The chief product of an automated society is a widespread and deepening sense of boredom.
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We had a great dramatic society in school, and that's where I first got exposure both as an actor and director.
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Mum and Dad were both happy for me to do what I wanted.
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A lot of actors and actresses pull from past experiences.
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When James Bond gets old, you get rid of him and bring a new James Bond in.
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I enjoy music wherever it's coming from.
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Behaviour arises from the level of one's consciousness.
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I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.
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In nature there are few sharp lines.
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I want girls to feel the confidence you get from being smart. They get so many messages that tell them the most important thing is to be beautiful.
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There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and against doing it. The art of debate lies in presenting them; the art of life lies in neglecting ninety-nine hundredths of them.
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You are the most important thing in your life. Put yourself at the center of your life.
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Politicians do not enter into wars lightly. It is usually the military themselves who are keener to become involved.
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Children in urban communities suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome in higher proportions than veterans, and they need therapeutic outlets, which arts and drama has proven to provide.
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An animal may be ferocious and cunning enough, but it takes a real man to tell a lie.
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For me and accent work, I think once you've figured out where that energy is, where the sound is in your throat or your mouth, it's a whole lot easier to do.
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I used to say that 'happy' was like 'lucky,' kind of imaginary. But now that I'm married and have children, I find that happiness is a real space.
