Walter O'Brien Quotes
You have a core competency, something you're better at than I'll ever be, and that's your magic - your pixie dust.
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Well, for us, it's always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it's always a big plus no matter what happens.
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If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.
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I think the show does better with newsmakers and politicians than it does with actors.
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Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business.
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I am convinced that in order for you, as a patient, to be protected, it has to be transparent, evidence-based, objective information. Not self-serving information. Not pharma-driven information. Not ad-driven information. It is transparent, objective, evidence-based information.
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If you're an actress or a musician, everyone thinks you're hot.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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I can't remember 16 bars. Unless you write it, you can't. I just do it bar for bar.
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You know once you get in the business you know what you're getting into.
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I've always had a strong start, but the start in boardercross is so important. And if you're not getting better, you're getting worse.
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Working for a magazine, you have a boss; you are not free.
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You can't get emotional about your work.
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All he cares about is going out there with his Jack Daniels bottle. Nothing has changed. That's kind of sad. If David was doing better than he used to be, then that would be different. But it was a joke and he made it that way.
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What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work for me like that. I need quite a lot of time; it's why I always worry when I'm doing more than one thing at a time. I hope that some sort of magic will kick in.
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If Northern Ireland had better weather, it would be like New Zealand. It's an immensely beautiful country.
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My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
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When you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on.
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To me, there is nothing more soothing than the song of a mosquito that can't get through the mesh to bite you.
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You write about what you know.
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You can't feed a cat with cream and food in the kitchen and expect him to go catch mice.
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The final conflict will be between the Communists and the ex-Communists.
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The Quakers don't believe in music or art; they think it's a vanity.
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You have a core competency, something you're better at than I'll ever be, and that's your magic - your pixie dust.
