Jessica Williams Quotes
The world is ready for a more sophisticated 'TMZ.' If there's one thing I've learned, it's that any dummy with a half-decent idea can become a billionaire.
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Although I grew up as a fan of the culture from the disco D.J. era as a young kid and hearing the beginnings of hip-hop, I'm hearing it all from another borough in Brooklyn.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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When I had no money, I would find out which friend had work and money at that point in time and would go and stay with him for a week. All of us theatre guys did that.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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Do not deceive or be faithless even with your enemy.
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Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.
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Rarely in broadcasting history has so much been riding on the whimsical flick of a few thousand wrists.
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An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old.
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In 2001, I moved from Philly to Atlanta, where I lived for six years. I had never lived anywhere but Philly, and you can imagine the culture shock; the Civil War seeps into daily life and conversation down South in a way it never does up North.
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Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.
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You never know what the future holds, so I am just enjoying being happy, healthy, and having my wonderful husband by my side.
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In reality, I've always been an actor - since I was a kid. I did theater growing up in New York. I was always in the plays in school. I was either going to be an actor or an athlete or a soldier. Those were kind of the three paths that I always kind of embarked on.
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The film business creates a large amount of waste, and I'm not immune to waste in the business.
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I wear a lot of wigs as Jacques Mesrine. He'd wear multiple wigs and take them off one at a time to rob three banks in one hour.
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I oscillate between being cynical and being naive on a regular basis. I always think that not much shocks me until something much too obvious does.
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There's no way I'm going to stand up for bad ingredients. We love seasonal ingredients. It's a false dichotomy to say that modern cooking is at odds with that, but some people want to have a great ingredient and no technique.
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Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
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People always make the mistake of calling an idea small or stupid because they don't understand how it's going to evolve.
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Women are such strong, powerful leaders, and a lot of the time, we play it silent.
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My interest is always to get as deeply as I can into the minds and spirits of the characters and let the readers empathize or judge as they will.
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I believe in peace-building in any kind of platform, be it a political platform like Parliament or negotiations like peace-building negotiations.
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I think a couple should complete one another, not compete with one another.
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Pundits are always blaming TV for making people stupid, movies for desensitizing the world to violence, and rock music for making kids take drugs and kill themselves. These things should be the least of our worries. The main problem with mass media is that it makes it impossible to fall in love with any acumen of normalcy. There is no 'normal,' because everybody is being twisted by the same sources simultaneously.
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The world is ready for a more sophisticated 'TMZ.' If there's one thing I've learned, it's that any dummy with a half-decent idea can become a billionaire.
