John Polson Quotes
I do prime time network shows like 'Blue Bloods.' I've done 'Fringe,' I've done 'The Good Wife,' done a lot of 'The Mentalist.'
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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I propose a Constitutional Amendment providing that, if any public official, elected or appointed, at any level of government, is caught lying to any member of the public for any reason, the punishment shall be death by public hanging.
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I grew up. I began to think the United States had some problems that really required the help of artistic people to solve. And I gave myself permission to be a writer instead of a civil servant.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I've always wanted to make Australian art interesting. To get a different audience watching art documentaries would be great.
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Discipline is not a nasty word.
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Sandy Koufax went to the same school as me. I graduated two years ahead of Sandy.
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I definitely associate music with color. For example, my first record has a red cover but it is totally green and blue to me.
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Nobody really believes in equality anyway.
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Being Iraqi taught me to be very cautious.
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One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.
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As soldiers in Israel's army, one of the most grueling training regimens we had to endure was a long march while carrying a comrade on a stretcher.
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Each member of the band has varied influences, and the same diversity is reflected in our fanbase.
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Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.
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The kind of thing I'm good at is knowing every politician in the state and remembering where he itches. And I know where to scratch him.
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I remember once being told by a casting person, years ago, that I shouldn't pursue a career in the business because of the color of my skin. The fact that I remember it today means it stuck with me. I thought that was really stupid advice and advice nobody should ever give someone.
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I will only speak off the record about Debra Winger.
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For a while I was suicidal and I tried to kill myself. I think I should have died about four times.
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You can't kill a vegetable by shooting it in the head.
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I was big as a kid, very overweight. That caused a lot of insecurities for me growing up, and on top of that, I didn't like the idea of big crowds. I found it quite frightening. I enjoy the company of people who I know, and I'm probably still like that today.
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Sometimes I get so wrought up being brushed, poked and pinned all day.
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I'd rather shut myself in a room for six months than act in a bad movie.
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If I'm going to portray one of my idols and someone I feel... so strongly about, it has to be done right, and it has to be done 120 percent.
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I do prime time network shows like 'Blue Bloods.' I've done 'Fringe,' I've done 'The Good Wife,' done a lot of 'The Mentalist.'
