Jesse L. Martin Quotes
I think I might want to get into development, as in developing my own sort of piece, whether it be for the stage or the big screen or for television.
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I think after a time there won't be anything left to be interesting for mankind. Computers are about to do everything for us. Cellphones are smarter than we are. We'll embrace spirituality because we'll be bored of everything else.
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I was always more interested in my books and my writing than going out. It's OK to say I'm a nerd. That's me.
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I would definitely trade clothes with Lucy Hale. Her fashion sense is right on point, and I feel like she's never afraid to take risks with her clothes.
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I'm not out to preach. I just live my own life. I'm very happy if I can help somebody - that's wonderful. But it's up to them what they want to think about it or what they want to take away; it's their business, not mine.
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I need to make things mine. It annoys me to buy something that is imposed on me. When I have a suit made, I go to the Sicilian tailor Alessandro Martorana in Turin. I like shorter jacket sleeves and often fold the cuffs up. It's more modern that way.
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The Muslim Brotherhood is the parent organization of extreme ideology. They are the godfather of all terrorist organizations. They spread it all over the world.
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When people are putting pressure on me I just completely ignore it.
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The only time I've ever really felt envy is when I've watched people make music, which made my time living in the now-legendary Jazz Loft at 821 Sixth Avenue in New York a constant source of agony and ecstasy!
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It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
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I spend a lot of time doing carpentry. Sometimes there is nothing that gives me the contentment that sawing a piece of wood does.
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I wish that they had the freedoms like the Japanese and the Koreans and the Mexicans and everybody else that has that freedom to come over here and play the game, because I know Cuba has a very strong baseball history.
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When we were filming 'The Darkest Hour,' we didn't even know what the aliens were going to look like, we didn't even have a graphic reference. So it was definitely a big challenge to sell those kind of extreme moments when you're just generating them from your own imagination.
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I know that Philadelphians hate New York actors passing off New York accents as Philadelphian when they are quite different.
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When she gets into negotiations with her European counterparts about trade arrangements, could she remind them that cake exists to be eaten and cherries exist to be picked.
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Unemployment to a man is the psychological equivalent of rape to a woman.
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I approach these questions unwillingly, as it wounds, but no cure can be effected without touching upon and handling them.
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Dating a creative pushes me to think outside the box.
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I'm a fan of H&M, Topshop, and Forever 21.
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States which used to communicate directly to their citizens now do so through the media, where their messages are reshaped by the logics of news values and commentary.
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When I write a poem, I go into a state of self-forgetfulness, and something higher takes over; I like to call it my best self.
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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy. The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others. In dangerous valleys and hazardous pathways, he will lift some bruised and beaten brother to a higher and more noble life.
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I understand the rules of Superman - not necessarily better than anyone else - but better than a normal filmmaker would. After doing 'Watchmen' and digging that deep into the why of superheroes, when Superman is presented to you, I felt like I was in a unique position to say 'I get this guy. I know what this is.'
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The great thing about movies is that they're collaborative. And the worst thing is that they're collaborative.
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I think I might want to get into development, as in developing my own sort of piece, whether it be for the stage or the big screen or for television.
