Jimmi Simpson Quotes
I think everybody does go in expecting they're making 'Gone With The Wind' on their first movie. But you know, that's just not going to be the case, everybody. Hold onto your hat. Buckle in. It's probably going to take a few.
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I made my first movie when I was five.
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When I write a movie, I write it for me.
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I've had those people very interested in my writing. Since I think of myself as a composer, I feel really good. I've had lots of guys call me up. I've gotten two or three commissions to write things. I've written lots of movie scores.
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There are two of my favorite books, 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Gone With The Wind', that were made into movies. And I love those movies as much as I love the books. That's really rare.
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When you put the pressure on yourself, it's not good. If you fight afraid to lose, you wind up not fighting that good.
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I'm just a person who forgives and forgets. I have a hard time holding grudges.
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One minute, it seemed I had more movie offers than I could handle; the next – no one wanted me.
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I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.
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One of my main weaknesses is a good movie. I'll just bawl my eyes out.
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When I did 'Boyz N The Hood', I never thought how we grew up in South Central was interesting enough for a movie.
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One sees qualities at a distance and defects at close range.
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I have a huge promotion: you've heard from me on 'Vantage Point' and also with 'Cyrano Fernandez' – that is a Venezuelan movie that I star in and co-produced, and it's based on the romance of Cyrano de Bergerac. And it's set in a Venezuelan slum. It's a free version of the French play.
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I love music and I love musicians and when I hear something that's great, I always say it's like you go to a movie and you can't wait to tell your friends about it.
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Ninety-nine percent of the time, when it comes down to it, if I have the choice between a great role and seeing a new guy, I would probably go for the great role because I figure if the guy's really that great that he'll be around once I'm done with the movie.
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I fell in love with the whole process of making a movie. I loved the sets. I loved watching the actors and the crew.
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If you stop and think about who was in the 'Lassie' movies, it's difficult to think who was in them, apart from Elizabeth Taylor. You remember the dog, not the people! So if you're going to be in a movie, and it's called 'Gremlins', it's going to be about Gremlins, and what people are going to remember are the Gremlins.
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In America there's no way I can make the kind of movie I like to make.
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I've seen public opinion shift like the wind and put out the very fire it lighted.
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Staying out of the penalty box will really help.
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I want to behave more like a boy... I want to be the strong one.
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Networking is an essential part of building wealth.
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The guys love us - they think we're sexy - but the girls take us seriously... I've always said that when I was a teenager growing up, I wish I had girls like Salt-n-Pepa to look up to. If I'd had someone I could relate to, a lot of things would probably be different.
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As a member of the Mormon church, Romney is instructed to tithe 10 percent of his income. That's in keeping with most charitable giving: Religious institutions get about one-third of all contributions, according to 'The American' magazine.
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I think everybody does go in expecting they're making 'Gone With The Wind' on their first movie. But you know, that's just not going to be the case, everybody. Hold onto your hat. Buckle in. It's probably going to take a few.
