James Edward Olliges Jr. (Jim James) Quotes
Sometimes, I want to make a record that's so schizophrenic and so all over the place, and then other times, I want to make a record that's very coherent and very short and together.
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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
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This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.
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You know, I'm kind of a wild crazy workaholic guy.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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I start the day with oatmeal with vanilla almond milk. If I don't, I'm dying by noon and eating everything in sight. On-set, I avoid crap and pack soup and salad. I cook pork chops or turkey tacos for dinner.
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I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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I'm 68 years old, and I'm as much a criminal now as I was at the age of 22. And, I'm even more of a dissident than I was then.
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Sure I think it is healthy to speak the truth, and be who you are, and be proud of that.
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I know, as an actor, you have to negotiate, but I can't handle the whole idea that art and commerce are synonymous. It drives me nuts.
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Colorado cannot afford to become the next California, with skyrocketing taxes that hurt our state's economy and our quality of life.
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Portraying Pocahontas' story well was important to me because she was a real person and these were real events in her life.
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Medicine, you have to take it. A vitamin is nice to have, but honestly, you can skip it.
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Misanthropy is born, I think, out of an almost oppressive sense of loneliness, a conviction that there's no one on earth who understands you. I don't think misanthropes hate people: They hate that people hate them.
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In our society, the sound of men complaining is like nails on a chalkboard.
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Cuba never had advisors in Vietnam. The military there knew very well how to conduct their war.
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We are great believers in the idea that the Internet can help bring justice, but justice varies from place to place across the world.
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Whenever I get on stage, I feel safe and in control. Life can be so uncertain, but on stage, I always know how a drama or crisis is going to end. Acting is a great comfort blanket and has gotten me through countless personal crises. I am a firm believer that the show must go on.
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Even in India the Hindi film industry might be the best known but there are movies made in other regional languages in India, be it Tamil or Bengali. Those experiences too are different from the ones in Bombay.
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When you work with a DeNiro or Hoffman, they love what they do so much that there's never any competitive vibe. It's more about how do we do this thing together.
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True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.
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Why can't a woman be more like a man?
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I just don't get boys; I don't really get men.
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Sometimes, I want to make a record that's so schizophrenic and so all over the place, and then other times, I want to make a record that's very coherent and very short and together.
