John Ratzenberger Quotes
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One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry.
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I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense.
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The atmosphere seems to change once the sun goes down and the race fans get to watch a good show.
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We are creating the new Atlanta, along with Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug. We bring the spaghetti, put it in the bowl, mix it together, and we make the new Atlanta.
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A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.
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Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.
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Hors D'oeuvre: A ham sandwich cut into forty pieces.
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To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
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I don't judge my characters.
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When I do write, it happens really easily. I'll just kind of sing along to whatever I'm playing, then find a line to build off of, then sit down and write. When I do write, I take care of business!
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Obviously I've had great experiences with people I've worked with on films - I've married half of them! I should come with a warning sign that says, 'Don't worry, I'm not going to try to marry you. I'm done.'
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Even if we never cure a single disease, the Human Genome Project and other ventures will have been worth it.
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I started buying vinyl records when I got into punk music because, in the punk scene in New Jersey, vinyl was more like a necessity than a luxury.
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I'm not a model; hence I don't see the reason to have a six-pack abs. I can pull off a tough and rugged look of a cop in 'Dhoom' series without taking my shirt off. Cops don't have to move around without a shirt to flaunt their machismo. What makes the character of a cop stand out is his attitude and not his six-pack abs.
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I'm old-school English, so I suppose I'm quite protective - especially of time. Now that I'm a father, every moment is precious.
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The role of my agent has just been to get me in the room. If I can get in the room - say the character is just a charming man who lives next door - then I'll walk in there and be as charming as I can and they will think to themselves, 'I don't see why we can't cast him.'
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To be successful, you have to be willing to be successful. You have to believe in the law of attraction - that you create your own life.
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Even though Chinese society was really closed, there were two windows for me to explore the world. One was from my mother and grandmother, the unseen and invisible world. Another window was brought from my father's side, those classic and Western books.
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I'm always inspired when there's a robustness to the material in front of me.
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As a boy, I devoured comics but never saw what we now describe as a picture book.
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Working with David Cronenberg or Darren Aronofsky or even Steven Soderbergh isn't really like a typical Hollywood movie. These are true artists, and have a certain amount of freedom when they work, and they're more like independent filmmakers making their way through big studios.
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So I think we shouldn't be overly concerned about the decline in personal saving at this particular moment and time, but it's something we certainly need to keep an eye on.
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When we share - that is poetry in the prose of life.
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Before 1972, no actors got residuals. They just got paid. No residuals.
