John Lee Hancock Quotes
You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved because the movie is almost always bad when you do that.
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I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. If it's well done, I'm a fan.
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Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain.
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We do high heels, and people know us for that, but the idea of wearing a flat from day to night feels special.
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Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him.
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I think it's more and more important to spend time with your children, because it seems to be harder and harder for them to succeed as their parents have succeeded.
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When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down and wrote 1,700 pages of sheer psychotherapy drivel. It was first person, and there would be pages about wet socks and cold feet.
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I have been fortunate to experience a wide range of characters. What more can an actor ask for?
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We don't have a war on terror - that's a technique. We didn't have a war on blitzkriegs, and we didn't have a war on surprise attacks.
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I never considered the working class anything other than something to get out of.
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Once your IQ is 150 or over, it stops beings ability and becomes a disability.
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I had this little Bon Iver phase a few years back; 'Flume' was one of my favourite songs.
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In the South, we drink the Bible with our mother's milk.
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Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
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People trash talk me.
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Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials.
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The important thing is to do what you most love in the best way. If you love literature, you could be a great writer and perhaps one day become a Nobel Prize Laureate for Literature.
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In the Philippines, the host should always be willing to defer to the wishes of the guest.
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The theater is necessary. Dance is necessary. Song is necessary. The arts are necessary- they are a necessary part of our lives
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There was a widespread indignation in the American media. They were saying, 'How can you make a movie during an election that's about politics? What are you doing? Are you trying to influence people's lives?' To which my response was, 'Well, I hope so.'
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I feel like comedy had a boys'-club label when we were starting.
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Denouncing Nazis is the easiest thing in the world: All it requires is a modicum of historical perspective and a working moral compass.
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As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.
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You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved because the movie is almost always bad when you do that.
