Jerry Della Femina Quotes
With all my outside activities, I have to remind people I am really in advertising.
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Milos said, You're my first choice. From my point of view, that doesn't pay the rent. I said, Tell me what I have to do next because I'm busy painting my kitchen.
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I definitely go with the flow because I feel like I have been so lucky, and so many things have happened to me that just never should have happened.
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Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience with recalcitrant equipment - which I sadly lacked.
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As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
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I'll eat one cookie, not a whole box of cookies. But I'll still eat the one cookie... sometimes two, or even three. But not the whole box.
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All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening to see.
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I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.
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It excites me to go to a movie and be reminded that I'm human, and I'm filled with opposites, and I'm built with flaws. Part of growth and healing is recognizing that.
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The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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When you're not involved, other people's unhappiness seems to be about the funniest damn thing on earth because you think you can solve it, that you are God, that you are above this, and that their unhappiness is just such useless toil and agony. If it's you, it ceases to be a comedy.
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The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.
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I want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell.
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I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays.
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How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
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If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.
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By an irony of fate, my first employment was as a draughtsman. I hated drawing; it was for me the very worst of annoyances. Fortunately, it was not long before I secured the position I sought, that of chief electrician to the telephone company.
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You don't want to treat any one person as oracular.
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I love challenge. I love to be afraid before a film, before acting. I think always I want to experience fear. I've become addicted to this feeling.
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I had many, many mentors that I worked with. Music teachers, choir directors, directors in summer stock or in regional theater. You know, people I was able to work with repeatedly and learn from who were really sort of appropriate people for me to work with at a given time in my development as an actor.
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With all my outside activities, I have to remind people I am really in advertising.
