John Krasinski Quotes
I went to Dave Eggers with this idea of doing a movie about a guy going through some sort of Frank Capra-esque journey.
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The gay community is very fickle. And I know because I'm part of it and I see it every day.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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Even if you walk exactly the same route each time - as with a sonnet - the events along the route cannot be imagined to be the same from day to day, as the poet's health, sight, his anticipations, moods, fears, thoughts cannot be the same.
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Networking is never easier than when people are coming to you.
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Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.
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U.S. intelligence services routinely use collection methods against foreigners that foreseeably - with certainty - ingest high volumes of U.S. communications as well.
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As the ratings go up, so does advertising revenue.
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Technology has enabled government to have investigative and situational awareness on a scale and scope that were science fiction when the Stasi shut its doors.
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Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
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For me, to just have my own shoe is unbelievable. As a kid, you see Jordans and wonder what that feels like to have your own shoe, and the fact that I have one is really surreal.
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I don't accept gifts from perfect strangers - but then, nobody's perfect.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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I never went to school more than six months in my life, but I can say this: that among my earliest recollections, I remember how, when a mere child, I used to get irritated when anybody talked to me in a way I could not understand.
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I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.
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I constantly work at maintaining balance. For me, my family comes first. If my family is taken care of, then everything else usually falls into place.
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I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.
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I had five children in six years. The day I brought my fifth baby home, that week, my daughter turned 6.
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I have to entertain, because if I don't entertain you, you're not going to continue reading. But if I'm not out to enlighten, or change your mind about something, or change your behavior, then I really don't want to take the journey.
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The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors.
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There are interesting forms of difficulty, and there are unprofitable forms of difficulty. I mean, I enjoy some difficult poetry, but some of it is impenetrable and I actually wouldn't want to penetrate it if I could, perhaps.
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Does our culture have a need for violence? I don't know. I guess it's a personal thing.
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I've never really worked on them. Just once in a while one hits me and makes me laugh. My Al Gore was sort of like a gay Gomer Pyle.
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I always describe Facebook and Twitter to some extent as 'them time': it's time about the world and what's outside of you. Pinterest, for a lot of users, is 'me time.' What do I want my future to be? Who am I? What are the things I want to do?
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I went to Dave Eggers with this idea of doing a movie about a guy going through some sort of Frank Capra-esque journey.
