John Clayton Quotes
Christmas is the antithesis of Thanksgiving. Christmas is pretty much a man-made holiday.
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One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.
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I sort of wrongfully judged 'Mamma Mia!' for so long. I thought of it as a jukebox musical that I wasn't interested in. I was so wrong.
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My personal opinion is that I'm in the media too much. I'm not a politician, I'm a businessman. I would like to be without any extra visibility.
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Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
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It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.
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In China, we don't know about the swimming pool game, but we know about Marco Polo.
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It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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So, I'm on 'Sesame Street,' walking around with all these monsters, Elmo and his buddies, a whole bunch of chickens, a whole bunch of penguins and a number four dancing about. It was just pure joy, simple, ridiculous fun, stupid joy. There's no irony. 'Sesame Street' is just a crazy great place to be.
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If my career path takes me elsewhere, that's great. But comedy is my forte.
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I am not a dumb animal to be browbeaten, cowed, lashed, coerced or goaded into anything I do not think is right.
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'Ender's Game' has fabulous opportunities for spectacle, where appropriate, but there's also a tremendous central character. It's a balance.
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As a race, the Negroes are not lazy.
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I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.
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It wasn't not being famous any more, or even not being a recording artist. It was having nobody who needed me, no phones ringing, nothing to do. Because I'm still too young to do nothing. I was only 24 when all that happened. Now, at 40, I feel I've got more to give than I ever have.
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If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at the same time, what you're hitting on is kind of right. You can relate. That's the heart of comedy. You have to have a point of view. You gotta commit. And the more you commit to it, sometimes the funnier it gets.
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In short, the satisfaction of creating, not necessarily the process, always lifts my heart.
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I've been at it since 1967, and I still love it. There is nothing quite like making people laugh.
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Growing up in Dumfries, I got no sun - I spent all my time in my room making records. When I came to America, it made me recognise the benefits of sunlight. Oh, and I also got a good haircut. I used to have a terrible haircut.
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In 1958, I was shooting a movie in Florida, and I decided to go to Havana, Cuba, to see what it was like.
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Remember that you are always exactly where you need to be, experiencing what you need to experience so that you can learn what you must learn in order to become the person you need to be to create everything you want for your life. Always.
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I've never been in jeopardy, but being an actor is a pretty shady place to be because you never know where your next job is.
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I'm pretty money savvy. My dad made me read 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' when I was 12 - this investing book about how to manage your money and be smart. So I'm kind of like a grandmother.
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Christmas is the antithesis of Thanksgiving. Christmas is pretty much a man-made holiday.
