Jim Gilmore Quotes
It's not enough to tell people to be creative; they need to know how, and what to create.
Quotes to Explore
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
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I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
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In Hollywood, you can live alongside very famous but still incredibly boring people. I've never wanted to be immortal. Even if nobody remembers me after my death, it's still okay with me.
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I don't even own a television. I don't watch network television.
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My parents were the good parents that said, 'You should try and get a good job and go to college and get an education.'
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I know one of the reasons God gave me kids was to test my patience.
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I'm very much a hypochondriac, worried about dying, and not having enough time to work with the people I want to work with and being fulfilled as an actor.
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I've got quite a good poker face. I'm known for being able to keep my emotions very much in check: no one knows how I'm feeling. I can be winning or losing but keep it very much the same.
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To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport.
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A man is not complete until he has seen the baby he has made.
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I have no interest in non-fiction. I don't read it and don't watch it and don't write it, other than a little journalistic column.
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I studied chord theory and started playing the piano.
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What about Broadway? Yes, I'm involved with a new musical based on 'The Adams Family.'
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Travel writing is harrowing. You are in paradise, more or less, having to prove it is paradise. It is hard to have a good time trying to figure out a way to say you are having a good time, whether you are having it or not, even in paradise.
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I don't expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.
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Teaching is a good distraction, and I am in contact with young people, which is very gratifying.
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It's nice to just be a kid and hang out with your friends at lunch.
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We've learned a bunch of things; when you send a message to people, keep those messages short. Imagine walking up to a girl in a bar and going into a four-minute speech about how great you are. No one wants to hear that.
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As much as I want to go out and tour every single day and I'm ready to rip it right now, there's five people in the band, there's five people who've evolved and grown and there's five people who have to get on the same page and want the same things, and it takes a lot to tour.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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I joined the 800th MP Brigade when they were already deployed.
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It's not enough to tell people to be creative; they need to know how, and what to create.
