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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War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter.
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Someone who was a part of my life. Probably the only one that really mattered.
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My mother used to pitch to me and my father would shag balls. If I hit one up the middle close to my mother, I'd have some extra chores to do. My mother was instrumental in making me a pull hitter.
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I had many teachers that were great, positive role models and taught me to be a good person and stand up and be a good man. A lot of the principals they taught me still affect how I act sometimes and it's 30 years later.
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I think women are taught to ask permission about everything. We don't realize that we are entitled and we do have a say in our lives.
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The odyssey is not going out and seeing the world: it's about trying to get home. It's home to the woman you love.
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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?'
