John Ridley Quotes
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I think knowing where you can generally fit is important, but the fun thing about being an actor is sometimes stretching beyond that stereotype and stretching beyond the box that people put you in.
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People tweet before they think, and it becomes obsessive.
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From the consumer perspective, what happened in the U.S. 10 years ago and Europe five years ago is now happening in Russia. People are beginning to understand that e-commerce is easy and safe.
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There's a sense of being under siege in many Muslim communities. People just assume there are agents or informants in their mosque now. It's a fact of life.
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It feels a little bit odd to me that you have some guys that have never lived in the United States that play for the United States because they were able to secure a passport. To me, that just feels like they weren't able to make it for their country and earn a living, so they're coming here.
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Working for a magazine, you have a boss; you are not free.
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Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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So many songs are just a wink to the audience, but people take them seriously. 'My Humps?' C'mon!
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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.
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People thought we were a joke because we got noticed so fast.
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When people talk about the impact of mobile dating, everyone focuses on real-time meeting - this idea that my pocket will vibrate every time a hot girl walks by. That's important. But it's not transformative.
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Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my head, and off I went.
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You learn so much about yourself as an artist. I never would have thought that I could sing every night, you know? Travel and perform every single night, and travel to another city the next day and do it all over again? You learn a lot of new things about yourself, and you make a lot of connections with people.
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I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person.
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All my life, people have asked me what I was so mad about. 'Why you so mad?' And I was never mad. I'm not mad, I just look mad.
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This is a very important relationship we have with Russia, the relationship over the nuclear arsenal that they have obviously is important. They're a very powerful country.
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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.
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And then in 1956 or 1957 my family went over to Europe and I moved over with them, and immediately people in Europe thought my perspective on that issue was 100% correct.
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It's a heavy weight, the camera. Now we have modern and lightweight, small plastic cameras, but in the '70s they were heavy metal.
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I remember meeting the likes of Johnny Carson and Jimmy Stewart for the first time and being completely starstruck.
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Do not be fooled by one who recites the Quran. His recitation is but speech – but look to those who act according to it.
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I used to think that music was like lace upon a garment, nice to have but not necessary. I have come to believe that music is absolutely essential to our community life.
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There is not a country on earth whose people don't deserve to be free and safe.
