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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You set up the story, but the characters start talking, and they go places that you didn't expect. You have to follow.
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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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Nobody wants to be against technology, but I think that regulators should not - and people should not - assume that faster is always better in markets. We need to question technology to insure that markets continue to perform their fundamental purposes.
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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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I guess when I first started speaking with an American accent, there's a tendency to create a caricature of the accent because you just exaggerate the pieces that stand out to you.
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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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No two persons ever read the same book.
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I've been very blessed in my personal life and in my career and I have never been ungrateful for what I have.
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I wasn't a big star in the school plays or anything.
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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.
