Joel Grey Quotes
There are problems in doing television that have been plaguing me for years. I really like to have a lot of time, to rehearse and make things as good as they can be, but television often doesn't allow for that.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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Hollywood is the only thing more ridiculous than Silicon Valley. There's nowhere else where it's stranger.
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I have fun going on Twitter and the Internet. I feel safe and comfortable, and I wish everyone could feel that way.
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Science is an international enterprise where discoveries in one part of the world are useful in other parts.
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For the most part, I don't have a Facebook page; I don't Twitter.
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There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor.
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Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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You're going to have some ups and downs, so you have to prepare yourself to be ready. Those down moments come.
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I would hate for my father to regret all his support that he's given me over the years and be embarrassed by anything I chose to do.
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Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance.
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Even if you buy a Finnish, Korean or American phone - it will be Ericsson on the inside.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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None of our series are ever static in terms of the dates. We always have a range of flexibility to respond to whatever may or may not happen.
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Once I can verify my account, I will have a Twitter.
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Don't put my name on it. These are simply documents I make.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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You can write ten versions of a scene, and then, on the day, discover that something in the original scene worked. It's hard on writers. Hard on actors, hard on editors, hard on me, hard on the producers, who require patience and confidence. But I can't get to the end without going through this process.
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Social movements rarely succeed if they violate our gut sense of decency and moral proportion.
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It is not easy for me to digest meat. I waste too much energy in digesting meat, and that's why I get my proteins from other products. I like beans and other legume plants very much. I need a lot of 'live' products such as fruit and vegetables.
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My big break was really Liz Meriwether saw me in a movie called 'Paper Heart' and really liked it, and then saw me in a movie called 'Ceremony' because she knew Max Winkler and said, 'I want you to be in 'No Strings Attached,' but you gotta audition for it.' From that it was easier for her to get me in 'New Girl.'
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There are problems in doing television that have been plaguing me for years. I really like to have a lot of time, to rehearse and make things as good as they can be, but television often doesn't allow for that.
