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. Your job No. 1 is for it to be entertaining, and if it's inspiring, that is great, too.
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.
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More modern poetry is written than read.
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Parodies of commercials are by no means new and have been popular going back to black-and-white TV shows of the '50s.
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I was born in Jersey City and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey. It's a town that's next to Jersey City, and I'm still there!
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People deal with models like they are children. They think they can pull one over on you. It's actually funny. I'm always like, I'm about to pull something on you, and you're so focused on thinking I'm dumb, you're not even going to know.
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The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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I wasn't a ladies' man.
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I've met every freak in the business.
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The most precious things in speech are pauses.
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My general take on American music since 1969 is that it's just getting stiffer and people are getting more uptight - audience, performance, and palace guard.
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My mom taught me to live by the three p's: to always be passionate, persistent, and prepared.
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I'm a lot more observational than personal in my writing. My writing is mostly a lot of questions without answers.
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I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
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My specialty was baked potatoes with cheese melted over broccoli. I was also very good at melting cheese on bread.
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Sometimes children do forget their filial responsibilities.
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I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun.
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The minimum wage can play a vital role in lifting hard-working families above the poverty line.
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This is a game. That's all it is. It's not a war.
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Denke dir ein Endliches ins Unendliche gebildet, so denkst du einen Menschen.
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I think the best way to find out about something is to try to do it to the max. A lot of people take up a hobby or sport and then find an excuse not to carry on with it. Once I start something, I won't stop until I'm as good at it as I'll ever be.
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It's a joy to be up close to Derek Jacobi's work. Alas, we haven't worked very much, over the years, since we were at university together, but I don't think I've missed many of his great shows and performances.
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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. Your job No. 1 is for it to be entertaining, and if it's inspiring, that is great, too.
