Jessie Mueller Quotes
I think the job of art and drama is to hold a mirror up to those things and say, 'What do you think about it?'
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The entire time I was up shooting 'Suits,' I was running back to my trailer to help get 'Nine Circles' produced. It's a no-brainer for me to keep that part of life alive.
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The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really.
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We need more people working in the publishing industry itself who are people of colour.
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There are men so philosophical that they can see humor in their own toothaches. But there has never lived a man so philosophical that he could see the toothache in his own humor.
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I left my job in the fall, and now I can set my life up around writing instead of squeezing writing into my day; it's amazing to have that time, and I feel very lucky.
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I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap of faith needed to see a theatre performance through each night. Both require focus and self-discipline.
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I have definitely worked on that... being efficient and also being smarter with my pressure.
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Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
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I live with my family. I moved to L.A. eight years ago, and it's the same room. But I'm looking now. I might get a condo.
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I love all things Christmas.
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I get mad when people call me an action movie star. Indiana Jones is an adventure film, a comic book, a fantasy.
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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Living with AIDS is like always having the sword of Damocles over your head. The disease is scarier than death itself. The disease is so messy, so devastating, so pervasive. It robs you of everything you hold dear.
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Not long ago I made a list of Doc Ford books I would like to do, and I came up with 11 pretty easily. I like to let the characters go their own ways and see what happens. I find them fascinating.
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All I remember is the last time I played a videogame, it was Space Invaders.
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I live by a hill. I began walking it and then I began jogging it and then I began sprinting it.
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I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.
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Carrie-Anne Moss is awesome. I am just going to put that out there.
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I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a sense of humor.
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Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.
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Man ... can go up against gravitation in a balloon, and why should he not hope that ultimately he may be able to stop or accelerate his drift along the Time-Dimension, or even turn about and travel the other way.
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I've lived this very dramatic life, with high points and terrible low points. Nothing has been ordinary, and I want to have the experience of the last breath. I want a little drama to it.
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I think there's this great disconnect between youth culture and politics, which is a product of how our capitalist system works. I mean, a lot of the kids I know are really politically involved. They really care about politics. I think we're going to have an incredible impact on how politics end up shaking this country.
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I think the job of art and drama is to hold a mirror up to those things and say, 'What do you think about it?'
