Patton Oswalt Quotes
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I think for some reason we're conditioned in movies that the protagonist must be heroic or redeemable in some way, whereas in theater, that's not a necessary.
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Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit.
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Even if your novel occurs in an unfamiliar setting in which all the customs and surroundings will seem strange to your reader, it's still better to start with action. The reason for this is simple. If the reader wanted an explanation of milieu, he would read nonfiction. He doesn't want information. He wants a story.
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For the entirety of my career, I have taken the fights that no one wanted because I fear no man.
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I think confidence does come with time, and I've been really surprised by that, actually.
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My father will never say no to a character, as I never go to him and talk about a character for which he won't give the nod.
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I had one of my best years in 1991; I was 31. I made a renewed effort to work harder. I got better at my diet. I paid attention to how much sleep I got. I was always someone of routine. I became more strict.
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I am one of maybe three people in the world who knows anything about Robert W. Chambers.
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A lot changed when I had Natasha. I'm a survivor.
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The whole freedom-of-speech thing is great. But I don't think that our Founding Fathers predicted social media when they created all of these amendments and stuff.
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Throughout school I appeared in all sorts of productions and deep in my heart of hearts I knew that was what I want to do more than anything else.
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But nothing in India is identifiable, the mere asking of a question causes it to disappear or to merge in something else.
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Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.
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But eradicating corruption is not enough to sustain a country.
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My parents are artists and have always instilled great pride in understanding of various backgrounds.
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While big business gain subsidies and political access, small businesses drown in red tape, and individuals now risk being classified as terrorists for complaining about it. Economic globalisation is about homogenising differences in the worlds' markets, cultures, tastes and traditions. It's about giving big business access to a global market.
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Along with opportunities, there also exist many other tricky and complex issues to be managed in India. These include tackling both policy-level challenges and infrastructure challenges.
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Even if there is endless documentation, it would be impossible to know what a man thought inside his own mind... This is where the novelist's creative imagination has to take over.
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“This may not be the path for everyone. But the trust of which we speak is not an act of heroism. it is an act of surrender that makes the decision easier. It sounds unbelieveable, but I know it to be true. Leave the decision to God and you relieve yourself of the anxiety that comes from thinking that the choice is yours - the sneaking suspicion that you might have done better had you been a little more careful, a little luckier.”
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Classical music requires an immense amount of concentration, and I don't know if I would've been that committed to that particular life.
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It's grown into a personal relationship, yeah. I'm crazy about Jerry. I think he's a unique character.
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Once you become a producer, you're really selling something. It is a control issue, because you don't really know how it's going to pan out, but the creative control makes it work it.
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As unhealthy as I am, I'm weirdly aware of exactly how my body functions.
