John Hawkes Quotes
In the time between when you first read a script and are offered the role and the time when you begin to shoot, I really love putting in the time and work on that and getting a solid backstory to a character and researching all that I can about what that person does for a vocation or their upbringing or where they're from.
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I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
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Ever since I was a child, I would start crying seeing anyone in pain.
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I would like to see America some day.
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Try letting a Kindle protect your heart from sniper fire!
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The pace of television is very different from film.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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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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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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We earned our dollars in a hard way;, nobody gave us a feast or gave it on a plate. We worked hard and we have innovated; we have made things in a better way at a cheaper rate and gave it to the people of India.
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See, that's the thing: I'm not one of those actors who thinks, 'God, I've got to improvise and make it my own.' No, my first job as an actor is to take what's written and make it work. And then, if they want me to improvise, I'll do that.
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I didn't want to be an author; I wanted to be a scientist. Not that I didn't love literature, but I couldn't distinguish it from reading, and reading was already my default activity, almost like breathing.
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Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
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I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian.
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There's more student debt than credit card debt! Everywhere I go, I run into young people trying to build careers while they keep shelling out money on their education loans. If the economy is looking for a new generation of home-buyers, I can't imagine they'll get it from these folks.
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There's some quality you get when you're not totally comfortable. When you're not doing what you're used to, you could completely fall on your face. You could completely blow it.
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We are convinced of the fundamental unity of the human family.
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Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also.
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It is one thing to say that there is a constitutional right to keep a gun at home for protection. It is quite another to say there is a constitutional right to bring a hidden gun into a daycare center.
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I'm more liberated and happy than I've been my whole life. I'm just happy.
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In a lifetime of observing and participating in political debate, I have seen a lot of meanness.
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...funny how people want a return to the good ole days. Of coarse the good ole days of being a rich white plantation owner. Everyone seems to forget the poor white farmer.
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If you invent frequently and are willing to fail, then you never get to that point where you really need to bet the whole company.
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When you've got good writing, you can kind of give up all the research, in a way, and start just following the emotional integrity of the journey of your character.
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In the time between when you first read a script and are offered the role and the time when you begin to shoot, I really love putting in the time and work on that and getting a solid backstory to a character and researching all that I can about what that person does for a vocation or their upbringing or where they're from.
