John Krasinski Quotes
I've always loved those movies where somebody really wants something, and then the thing they want is right in front of them.
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If you put up a blog, people can cut out the middle man and get material to you. Which is really helpful because a lot of time there's really cool stuff out there that we just don't see. Because, y'know, the agent is acting in our best interest, but it does sometimes prevent some of the good stuff from getting through.
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I feel the happiest when I'm at the golf course. And I feel calm when I'm on the golf course. I think I'm just a much better person when I'm on the golf course.
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I want to be judged on my own merits.
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Cursive writing does not mean what I think it does.
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I've played in Boston and New York, and it doesn't matter if you're sick, aching - once you step on that field, you're a completely different animal.
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Over the years, with all the experience, I've become more mature about the subjects I pick. I have a better understanding of what works at the box office. Once the story is finalised, I surrender to the director and follow him. After that, my performances speak for themselves.
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We have heard time and time again in the course of our work how talking can help heal the hidden challenges we can't deal with alone.
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A person is born with desires of the eyes and ears, and a liking for beautiful sights and sounds. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to immorality and lack of restriction, and any ritual principles and propriety will be abandoned.
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
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I bungee-jump, skydive, surf and snowboard.
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I grew up in a joint family of 60 people with one kitchen. So I am a firm believer in the family concept.
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I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works.
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If I could marry my motorcycle, I'd roll her right up to the altar.
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Happy the man when he has not the defects of his qualities.
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Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.
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As a producer, sitting on the other side of the desk, I have never once had an agent go out on a limb for his client and fight for him. I've never heard one say, 'No, just a minute! This is the actor you should use.' They will always say, 'You don't like him? I've got somebody else.' They're totally spineless.
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Government should stand aside and let the business community prosper instead of imposing new regulations that will only stifle growth and limit access to capital.
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I don't care if I get $50 million to do a film.
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'Mojave' is a very wild, throwback film with these two dudes going after each other.
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There's no great technical expertise in being a movie producer.
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The rights a man arrogates to himself are related to the duties he imposes on himself, to the tasks to which he feels equal. The great majority of men have no right to existence, but are a misfortune to higher men.
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Elite athletes learn entitlement. They believe they are entitled to have women serve their needs. It's part of being a man. It's the cultural construction of masculinity.
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I've always loved those movies where somebody really wants something, and then the thing they want is right in front of them.
