Peter Gallagher Quotes
I made my Broadway debut in the revival of Hair and followed it up with the bus and truck tour of Grease.
Quotes to Explore
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I think Indians dress better than anyone, but I don't want to imitate more than a detail or two; I prefer my clothes humdrum and inconspicuous, and a cowboy hat just doesn't work for me.
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I didn't grow up listening to The Smiths, but now I am a fan. I love his music and listened to so much of it for the film. It's not a regular biopic; they picked a part of his life that people don't really know about. You learn what informs his lyrics.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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You could put all of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's angry sermons on to one loop. You could put that loop up on the big screen at Radio City Music Hall and let it play there 24 hours a day, seven days a week and Barack Obama will still emerge as the next president of the United States.
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I love CNN. I love the Cartoon Network. I mean, I thought these things up.
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'The New World Haggadah' is meant for American Jews in the 21st century.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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I find end-of-the-world stuff enthralling - to imagine how life will be in the future on Earth and in space!
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Close friends consider me a literary snob.
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If you took ISIS' oil, that would not stop them. It's not their only source of revenue. It would be a setback, but it would not stop them.
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To give pain is the tyranny; to make happy, the true empire of beauty.
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I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.
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I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
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No matter where I am in the world, I will always be back home for Christmas.
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You don't want to get stuck with a record that you've done with someone that you feel obligated to put out - that's not really dope, just because you made an effort to get together and work.
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I like my hands. They do most of the talking.
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Most believers struggle to really believe in the supernatural as a meaningful, deterministic reality except during moments when they are drawn to it, perhaps during a worship service or while reading a novel like 'Adam.' Being drawn to this truth is the first step to living a life in accordance to this truth.
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My first novel was turned down by half a dozen publishers. And even after having published five or six books, I wasn't making enough money to live on, and was beginning to think I'd have to give up the dream of being a full-time writer.
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My idea of artistry has always been 'try everything until you find out what works.'
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When I'm sifting the compost seed or pruning, I argue over issues in my head; I talk to myself.
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I don't lose my temper. I used to, but I realised I would probably die of a brain hemorrhage. So I've governed myself not to mind about things. I have no road rage or anything like that. Because it's life-shortening. And also, there's no need for it; it uses up energy.
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Almost every woman I have spoken to about pregnancy has a story about her doctor giving her a hard time about her weight. Later in my pregnancy it felt like all of my time with my doctor was focused on how fat I was getting - so fat!
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We can never put ourselves in the shoes of children; we cannot fathom their thoughts, we lend them ours; and always following ourown reasoning, we stuff their heads with extravagance and error.
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I made my Broadway debut in the revival of Hair and followed it up with the bus and truck tour of Grease.
