John Cassavetes Quotes
The idea of love as a mysterious, undiscovered world has come to have no place in our innermost imagination.
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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The Kapoor surname has legend, a passion for acting, respect and love attached to it. And I am very proud of that.
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There have been weeks when I've not been hydrating properly or not eating properly or training too hard. When I do that, I don't feel good. It has to be the exact formula.
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I can't even be around children. It's a problem. My ovaries start screaming.
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Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!
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I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't.
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I want to have a long career.
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I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.
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One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter.
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I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when I was in my early teens.
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Serial killers are everywhere! Well, perhaps not in our neighborhood, but on our television screens, at the movie theatres, and in rows and rows of books at our local Borders or Barnes and Noble Booksellers.
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For me, acting is a long-term thing. I'm not in a hurry to make it. I have no desire to explode onto the film industry. I still want to be acting when I'm 60.
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Do not learn more than you absolutely need to get through life.
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Anybody can do a deal. The tough part is doing the deal at the right time, being strategic.
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A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day.
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Being blonde means people decide on sight that you are much prettier and nicer than you really are, just as Americans automatically add 10 points to someone's IQ when they hear an English accent. Fact.
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After graduating in engineering I went to the University of Kansas to get an MA in economics as a vehicle for allowing me to decide if I wanted to continue in economics.
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When I said I retired from basketball playing, I have retired. You will not see me play again. That is a promise.
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I have never given all of myself, even vocally, to anyone. I was taught to sing on your interest, not your capital.
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I grew up in New York and have lived here all my life. I think it's the best city in the world and can write about it with gusto and fervor and passion.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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Time is of the essence. We must act now if we are to have the maximum possible opportunity to contain a pandemic.
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The idea of love as a mysterious, undiscovered world has come to have no place in our innermost imagination.
