John Krasinski Quotes
I learned that the best way to work is to allow the scene to live on its own before making major adjustments, whether in rehearsal or on film.
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I think studies are really important and shouldn't be compromised.
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Though teenagers are generally very interested in sports, they must realise that education is the most important thing in their lives. They must find the right balance.
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I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.
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I've found a letter that was written to me from a girl who was getting married. And she wanted to know the secret of a happy marriage. I said - and I wrote back and said something to the effect that I couldn't - I had no magic formula. And I never sat down and thought about it, but everything just fell into place with Ronnie and me.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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Somebody once told me I shouldn't try to change Hollywood. That isn't my point at all. I don't want Hollywood to change me.
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I'm not politically correct.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn't care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It's like, 'Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.'
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The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
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I've had a dozen novels published and have made far more than a dozen mistakes. Which is why Randy Susan Meyers and I wrote a guidebook to help authors avoid making our mistakes.
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In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.
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The only routine with me is no routine at all.
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I like to have fun, but I also try to make time for my son.
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I had written lyrics to a song called The Silent Extreme, which Alex later renamed Humans Being.
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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
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Jay Cutler, he's a fine quarterback, but I think at times he gets a little nicked up.
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If you work for Google or Apple, stock options give you a chance to share in the increasing value of the company. In the N.F.L., nothing like this happens; the players, though rich, are just working stiffs like the rest of us.
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So he's like a human compass? As far as superpowers go, that's pretty lame. You're like the Caster equivalent of Aquaman.
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We toast the Lisp programmer who pens his thoughts within nests of parentheses.
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I used to diet all the time as a kid. I started dieting in, like, kindergarten. I don't recommend it, but I also don't judge people who want to do things with their body.
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If you believe that America must work for all of us, not just the rich and powerful, if you believe we must reject the politics of fear and division, if you believe we are stronger together, then let's work our hearts out to make Hillary Clinton the next President of the United States!
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I learned that the best way to work is to allow the scene to live on its own before making major adjustments, whether in rehearsal or on film.
