Jeffrey Wright Quotes
At the most base level, what an actor represents to the film industry is an investment. Depending on the risk profile, an investor needs 1,000 reasons to commit and one reason not to. That means you've got to do more work on your own, and that the machine is not going to necessarily do the blocking for you. The machine rarely accepted my code.
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'Frontline' started doing digital content in 1995. We started streaming our films in 2000.
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If I get involved in a charity, I really want to be a part of it. I don't want to just put my name on your pamphlet.
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We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems.
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I cannot determine what people or nations should do, but I do think that extremism gives birth to following and subsequent extremism.
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We take what's shown on television as the truth, and it isn't. News isn't even the truth on television. If you look up the definition of what news is, it isn't that what we're watching on the new - it's entertainment.
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I never left doo wop.
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There are some things that money can't buy: peace of mind, for starters, and lean muscle mass. Neither the Queen of England nor the founder of Microsoft can put in an order for either one.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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Throughout human history, in any great endeavour requiring the common effort of many nations and men and women everywhere, we have learned - it is only through seriousness of purpose and persistence that we ultimately carry the day. We might liken it to riding a bicycle. You stay upright and move forward so long as you keep up the momentum.
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Critics haven't taught me my cricket, and they don't know what my body and mind are up to.
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A system of education is not one thing, nor does it have a single definite object, nor is it a mere matter of schools. Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.
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I loved 'White Christmas' for the music aspect. I was into musical theater.
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Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.
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Is not the whole world a vast house of assignation of which the filing system has been lost?
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In China, we don't consider someone truly beautiful until we have known them for a long time, and we know what's underneath the skin.
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No matter where you are from, no matter what your background is, no matter what your socioeconomic status is, every person can achieve his or her dreams.
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South African literature is a literature in bondage. It is a less-than-fully-human literature. It is exactly the kind of literature you would expect people to write from prison.
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I love coloring books. I keep some by my bed.
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In this life, all you need is for someone to believe in you.
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As an actor, your life is constant ups and downs. My friends and I joke that when a job ends and nothing is lined up, you have nothing to do for the rest of your life. You just ride that wave.
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As an actor, there's no faking it.
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I'm actually named Matthew William Kearney: my middle name is named after my grandfather.
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I believe in creative work.
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At the most base level, what an actor represents to the film industry is an investment. Depending on the risk profile, an investor needs 1,000 reasons to commit and one reason not to. That means you've got to do more work on your own, and that the machine is not going to necessarily do the blocking for you. The machine rarely accepted my code.
