James Edward Olliges Jr. (Jim James) Quotes
I heard the Abbey Lincoln song 'The World is Falling Down,' and it just resonated with me so deeply.
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EVOO is extra-virgin olive oil. I first coined 'EVOO' on my cooking show because saying 'extra virgin olive oil' over and over was wordy, and I'm an impatient girl - that's why I make 30-minute meals!
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts.
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I go straight from thinking about my narrator to being him.
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I sometimes read in a gossip column that I was at a party when I was in Europe at the time. It sometimes feels I've got a Doppelganger somewhere.
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I've always been clear - I feel good at Chelsea. Every week, I repeat the same on PSG. It's a big team but an inferior league. I don't want to return to France, because I've won everything over there - the league title, cup, best player, best young player.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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We cannot let our respect for the FBI blind us from the fact the FBI has sometimes come up short of our expectations.
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It never occurred to me that I'd be on a television show or in feature films but when those came into play my dreams changed along the way.
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I had a passport where I wrote 'artist' under 'occupation' and I remember thinking, 'That's it, it's proved!'
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One thing any DJ needs in his crate, especially at a barbecue, is a selection of 15-minute-plus jams.
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An old building is like a show. You smell the soul of a building. And the building tells you how to redo it.
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A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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I don't think that when I'm acting I feel like I lose myself to it, but that sense of losing, that sense of discomfort, well, I guess maybe that comes a bit! It's about redefining what 'uncomfortable' means for you.
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I loved being in Bombay. It was a pretty thrilling place to walk around and explore.
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I missed the television train at some point. I don't know what happened, but now I've created a complex about it. I'm missing out on what everybody's watching, and now I can't even begin to think about starting to watch a television show because it's been so long. I don't even have a Netflix account.
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It's some weird idea to think that you've always got to say everything is great and perfect.
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I would love to play a superhero. I wish I could be in 'The Avengers,' kicking butt.
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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I used to be a pretty good hit-and-run man when I played in the minors. I handled the bat well and could hit the ball to the right side of the infield. Nevertheless, I know that you often give the opposition an out on the hit-and-run play.
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I heard the Abbey Lincoln song 'The World is Falling Down,' and it just resonated with me so deeply.
