Jeremy Collier Quotes
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I keep waiting for a paradigm shift to happen that will let network and studio execs see that sci-fi is the same as any other genre in terms of how you approach it - logically, character-based, with challenging ideas and forward thinking - but I worry that it might never happen in my lifetime.
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People know things and have a remarkable capacity to act in their individual immediate interests all the time.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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I am super-proud to have a sort of famous character in my background that if you're a certain age, he was probably a part of your youth. I think that's pretty cool.
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I love speaking at schools. That's always my favorite because I wish I'd had someone who was like me come speak at my school.
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Being at school, being who I am, being an athlete, it was hard to find people like me. There's not many athletes that can be at my level. That was kind of hard finding people who love something so much they want to keep on doing it.
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I think the audience keeps it fresh for me. You just never know – every audience has its own personality.
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I was often told that I wasn't a thing. 'She's not pretty enough. She's not tall enough. She's not thin enough. She's not fat enough.' I thought, 'O.K., someday you're going to be looking for someone not, not, not, not, and there I'll be.'
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'What's My Line' 1971 was a magical experience as I was still in my teens, and it was my first appearance. You know how they say you never forget 'your first'!
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What had disappointed me at the time of the last tour, was to go on a worldwide tour, we were at some incredible places and we couldn't enjoy it, hadn't the time.
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As soon as someone finds out something you're insecure about or that bothers you, they will use that against you, which is awful.
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I think it's a fundamental responsibility of the federal government to enforce our nation's borders.
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I'm pretty mad at horror films for ruining my childhood.
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Genes work with probabilities; they don't work with certainties. So most things that you're looking at with these genetic tests, it's not like you're condemned to automatically get the disease or the syndrome. There's a lot of factors in play there.
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The kind of audience I'm speaking to is a very wide range of people.
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When I was young I had an apprenticeship as an engineer.
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When you start to see another human being as less than you, it's a danger.
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We should not look at terrorism from the nameplates - which group they belong to, what is their geographical location, who are the victims. These individual groups or names will keep changing. Today you are looking at the Taliban or ISIS; tomorrow you might be looking at another name.
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I'm a sucker for two things: Adam Lambert and songs that start out as emo as a sad episode of 'Felicity' and then drop. That. Beat.
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Any dispute in matters of taste usually results in a standoff.
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We are a people in more need of a little character than we are in need of an abundance of knowledge.
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I think people around you should feel like you're always approachable and always open. I mean, kindness - top of the list. And I like people who seem very grounded. That's a lovely quality in a leading player.
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When my grandma passed away, the one person I prayed for was my mom. I just hope that she finds peace. I hope she believes in a loving life.
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People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.
