Jessica Williams Quotes
The popularity of '2 Dope Queens' just showed there was like a hunger for new stories because we have alternative comics on our show that wouldn't normally be featured on, like, a white guy's comedy show.
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In general, I think the world is a good place if you work hard, believe in yourself, have good intentions, and if you are kind to people, I believe that good things happen to you.
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Whenever a film allows you to think and feel and take it beyond the moment, I think it's achieved something. And 'Funny Games' does that.
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Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.
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Cynicism is humor in ill health.
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When men are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.
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I don't like running when I'm holding things in my hand, whether it's a dog leash or a baby jogger. My mechanics get all messed up.
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All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
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In the U.S., diversity is a politically correct slogan. In India, it is a historical fact. Much as we in the West may resent it, India has a lot to teach us when it comes to religious tolerance.
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I love cats. I've had cats as pets.
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South Africa is highly politicised; even small issues become politicised, and it becomes quite bitter.
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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
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I hate negative ads in general.
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What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.
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Fame is a distraction sometimes. You know, it's a distraction if you let it. So it's very important to stay focused, stay very connected to your roots.
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The actors in 'Eight Men Out' really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals.
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My parents were never condescending to us. They treated us like adults from a very young age.
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Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.
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I'm mainly an airport author, and if you're trying to take your mind off the journey, you're not going to read 'King Lear.'
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It must be done like lightning.
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Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.
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I stopped doing that [photojournalism] and wrote some screenplays on speculation, because even though I wanted to direct, to direct you need a lot of money. Even for a cheap movie, you need film stock and equipment and actors.
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You know the actor John Garfield? In one movie he walked up to this train station, the ticket booth, and the guy says, 'Yes, where are you going?' And he says, 'I want a ticket to nowhere.' I thought: that's it. The freedom to do that. I want a ticket to nowhere.
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A lot of comedy films, there's the opinion, 'Well, if it's funny, put it in.' But I think you have to be more disciplined than that.
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The popularity of '2 Dope Queens' just showed there was like a hunger for new stories because we have alternative comics on our show that wouldn't normally be featured on, like, a white guy's comedy show.
