Joe Carnahan Quotes
In TV, you can carve out a beautiful little niche like 'Breaking Bad' did. Like 'The Wire' did. Like 'Homeland' did.
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Just look at 'K-pop' - who would've expected American fans to embrace it? It's really cool to be one of those artists who can break through the American market. I'm not trying to conquer America; I just want to make music and see if people like it.
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While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality... true art lies in a reality that is felt.
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I don't miss acting at all.
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If there's a strange way to do something, I would certainly like to know about it. I feel that I owe that to my public.
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In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.
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I'm a wuss - a complete wuss!
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While criticism of Israel is legitimate and justifiable, it cannot be an excuse - in any way, shape or form - for anti-Semitism.
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I know what I look like - a weird, sad clown puppet. I'm fine with that.
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The last thing I would ever do is try to become a network programmer.
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Once a food becomes off-limits, then it takes on this whole other personality. 'Forbidden' is more tempting. And it becomes something evil, but food is food. It's there to nourish your body.
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It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.
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Many times, when you do what I do or work in journalism in general, people try to not explicitly present their opinions on topics.
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Acting is the ability to dream on cue.
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I am always worried that over-planning and outlining will kill the magic of writing; most of the world I created in 'California' occurred via good old sexy sentence-making.
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Happiness is a mysterious concept. It seems to work best as futurity: at that point I will be happy, et cetera. I feel like I experience small pieces of joy day to day.
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When I was a child, I did always feel that people were hiding things, and that they weren't expressing their true feelings. When adults are too complicated, and cover their emotions with layers of well-intentioned subterfuge, the child isn't seeing reality clearly enough and gets upset.
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Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo.
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I travel regularly and have learnt to be very methodical as far as packing is concerned. For example, I always check the weather in advance of where I'm going to ensure that I've packed the right clothes.
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I don't want any competition; I've finally made it! I don't want any young bucks knocking me off and taking my job, so stay in school! Stay in school and get a nice job working in an office!
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I am two different people. What you see on the court is just natural for me. I wear my heart on my sleeve. I have always said 'C'mon' purely to fire myself up. Off the court, I am a lot shyer. I stick to my team and my family and people I trust.
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I'm not trying to prove anything for the right or the left. Which gives me freedom to make jokes about either side, too.
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When you're with girl you want to be with, everything's perfect.
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In TV, you can carve out a beautiful little niche like 'Breaking Bad' did. Like 'The Wire' did. Like 'Homeland' did.
