Joel Grey Quotes
When I read a script, the important thing is that I can connect in some way with that character and have some idea from what his story is that I can tell that story too, because that's all acting is, is storytelling.
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Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
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If I really believe that visual representation and narrative are ways to convey important, complex ideas, and if the world is gravitating toward this form, then geez, I better do it myself. I want to do it myself.
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I'm doing a lot of things in Africa. I've formed a company with two friends of mine called Made In Africa and we are doing a lot of important things across the continent.
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The most important of all rights is the right to life, and I cannot foresee a day when domesticated animals will be granted that right in law.
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That's maybe the most important thing each generation does, is to break a lot of rules and make up their own way of doing things.
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We have just been working hard to have people to come out to vote and to make sure people understand how important the election is.
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In Men in Black, it was a very small character, no pun intended.
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One of the most important things you can do in your life is to learn to pull back the curtain of fear so you can see it for what it really is - the enemy blowing a lot of smoke and pushing your buttons.
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How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.
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When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
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In the biographical novel, there's only one person involved. I, the author, spend two to five years becoming the main character. I do that so by the time you get to the bottom of Page 2 or 3, you forget your name, where you live, your profession and the year it is. You become the main character of the book. You live the book.
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The people in your life are important. Meaningful relationships with those people are very important.
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What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
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I actually love doing period pieces, purely because it takes you into a different world, mentally. The clothes you have to wear are so far from our everyday clothes that it immediately helps with the character and putting you in that mind frame.
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I am not saying Russia is not important, but Trump's base is very well defended against that: 'the liberal media is out to get him', 'it's fake news', and all the rest.
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If someone is being absolutely critical of me as a driver, what could they say? I am also critical of myself to try and keep things in perspective. That is very important.
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Silence has been destroyed, but also the idea that it's important to learn how another person thinks, to enter the mind of another person. The whole idea of empathy is gone. We are now part of this giant machine where every second we have to take out a device and contribute our thoughts and opinions.
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My childhood and adolescence were filled with visiting scientists from both India and abroad, many of whom would stay with us. A life of science struck me as being both interesting and particularly international in its character.
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There is not one description of beauty - that in fact it has different faces, different stories, and different background, and it's important to embrace all of those.
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When something really extreme happens, you have to find a way to embrace that and include it in how you think about the character. Sometimes it's not easy.
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I write the best book that I can write each time.
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[ If I wasn't making music ] I'd probably end up going to school, I never went to school. Or just give up and get my plumber's ticket and move back to Edmonton and become an alcoholic.
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In the South America of the forties and fifties, everyone was into beauty and glamour and fashion.
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When I read a script, the important thing is that I can connect in some way with that character and have some idea from what his story is that I can tell that story too, because that's all acting is, is storytelling.
