Jennifer Carpenter Quotes
I need to make sure that I'm taking roles that I feel like I can communicate through.
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When I recently spent a night at a homeless shelter, I was dismayed that members of the middle class had moved in and that earning above the minimum wage did not protect adults from having to share a room with dozens of others.
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I don't call myself a very good Christian, but I think I know one when I see one, and I also think I know when I don't.
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Actually, my wine was served at the White House twice. Reagan must have been asleep when he ordered it.
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I don't think I can play Mr. Bachchan.
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People have often asked me, do I want to be the next Oprah - there is no such thing. Oprah is Oprah, and she's still being Oprah if anybody hasn't noticed... what I bring to TV is myself... I really think there's space in daytime TV for a whole bunch of fun, some amazing music, and some heart.
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'Jurassic Park' has a lot of science in it - and a lot of it is wrong - but if it was all accurate, it would be a documentary.
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Everyone needs something they're good at. You want your kids to be passionate and figure out something they're good at.
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It's awfully nice when people thank you for the pleasure and laughter you've brought to their lives.
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If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.
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I believe in past lives but I know nothing about mine and I don't want to know. I live in the present, taking one day at a time.
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Amazon is not a monopoly or a monopsony, and even if it were, that by itself isn't illegal.
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I would literally climb out of the cradle while my parents slept, go and crawl off. I did this a couple of times apparently. I'd cross the road and into someone's house, wake them up banging pots and pans in the kitchen.
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I do things because I enjoy it. That used to be my downfall, but now it's the upside.
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I would rather my films be well-known than I be well-known.
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There's no people like show people.
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Most music careers slowly but surely go down.
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I feel so lucky to have a mom who is not only an extraordinary actor but someone who is game enough to not worry about our relationship versus what we play in movies or television.
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You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins' name on your record as a producer and it was on RCA, you could work the road. It didn't have to be a big hit record, it just had to have that on it.
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Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse.
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I hardly exaggerate. Jewish life consists of two elements: Extracting money and protesting.
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My successor, John Kerry, and President Obama got a deal that put a lid on Iran's nuclear program without firing a single shot. That's diplomacy. That's coalition-building. That's working with other nations.
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I'm tolerant of all religions... I don't care if someone wants to go out there and worship the bark on a tree.
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I know how important it is to have your quarterback standing upright. Matter of fact, I know how important it is not to allow someone hit on him period because I want him to think that this pocket is completely safe, no one is going to get to me and I got all the time in the world to make whatever decisions I need to make.
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I need to make sure that I'm taking roles that I feel like I can communicate through.
