John Benjamin Hickey Quotes
I'm about to turn 48, and I think that the closer I get to 50, the more I might be interested in fatherhood. But honestly, I'm not grown up yet myself.
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Since the moment I could hold a pencil, I have spent nearly all day every day writing. And there is not an age group that I have not written for. You can read me from birth 'til death.
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I grew up as a country boy.
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I find dates, in general, horrific. We have to sit there and ask these questions and pretend to eat a meal, and it just feels so stiff.
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One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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In the process of evolution, the body lasts for some time and then will take other body and take other body and take other body until the final redemption from diversity is transcended.
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Whatever notoriety Fall Out Boy used to have prevents me from having the ability to start over from the bottom again.
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I just feel I've got thousands and thousands of young fans that have to learn about what's real when it comes to AIDS.
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Photoshop should be a free-to-play game. There's not really a difference between very traditional apps and how they enhance productivity and wandering around a forest and killing bears.
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Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers.
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I went into acting as psychotherapy, and it's still a work in progress.
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I used to come up with these crazy jobs to try and provoke my parents but they said, 'You can be anything you want.' So I was like, 'I want to be a garbage man' and they were like 'That's OK, we'll still love you!'
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I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.
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If you want to put out a million CDs and sell them and get them played on the radio, and even videos, or whatever, if that still exists, that kind of muscle can only come from a label like Columbia.
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There are a lot of musicians in my life. But movies came first for me. That was my original passion.
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People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
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When things are a disappointment, try not to be so discouraged.
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Five Great Habits for Better Relationships: acceptance (smile each time), appreciation (say thank you to everyone), admiration (compliment people on their appearance or clothing, etc.), approval (praise immediately, specifically and repeatedly), and attention (be a good listener).
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It's a terrible thing to say, and I probably shouldn't say it, but I'm a lazy person when it comes to physical exertion. I don't like gyms unless I need to for a movie or a part or a show.
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Just knowing you're putting something out there that could take on a greater life - that's our sweet spot. That's what we try to do.
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A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion.
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I'm about to turn 48, and I think that the closer I get to 50, the more I might be interested in fatherhood. But honestly, I'm not grown up yet myself.
