Frank Grillo Quotes
What I look for in a role is the physical. But what's the journey emotionally? Can I take this person who is this archetypal tough guy and find the beauty?
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I grew up aware of all the people I depended on and who depended on me.
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Quitting law school was the most difficult decision of my life. But I felt this great relief that this is my life and I can do what I want with it.
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When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isn't as though you go to a teacher. You just listen as much as you can and absorb everything.
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All I wanted to do was be a working actor.
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Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money.
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Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
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Compromise, contrary to popular opinion, does not mean selling out one's principles. Compromise means working out differences to forge a solution which fits the diversity of the body politic.
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As far as my journal, I want to share tour life with my fans.
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The intensity of being in front of all these incredible musicians and tremendous conductors in these elaborate halls can be overwhelming.
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I have been in more classrooms than any legislator will ever walk into in their lives, and I see wonderful, caring, dedicated teaching out there.
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I went through a lot of phases and studied many religions. I am not into religion, I am spiritual.
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When my children say, 'In the future, Mummy, will things get better or worse for humanity?' I say: 'Who knows, since Amy Winehouse died. It's all in the air now. Eat your broccoli.'
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I'm a pretty plain-spoken guy.
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There seems to be this impression that if I really am a psychotherapist, I can't be serious about it. They think there must be something fishy going on.
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I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
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I don't rehearse with my actors... the first rehearsal is the first time we turn the camera on... Sydney Pollack never rehearsed his actors, and I found out that's allowed... so you film reactions; you don't create them.
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And you must dare to do as many things as you dream of.
Nastassja Kinski -
To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.
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At the end of the day, nobody cares how much you tried, what the deal was, or if you were a good guy or a bad guy.
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Aldo needed to feel McGregor out. Coming right at him ran into McGregor's game. I thought he'd start by taking him down and confuse him a little. Maybe he had all that stuff planned, but one combo, and Aldo got caught. That happens, especially with a guy as talented and precise and full of power as Conor.
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Life started getting good when I started making money.
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No one has ever told me that I act badly. It is just that most of the films I did didn't click.
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What I look for in a role is the physical. But what's the journey emotionally? Can I take this person who is this archetypal tough guy and find the beauty?
