John Slattery Quotes
I've done a lot of pilots. A lot of shows. You're young and you do a job just because you know someone gave you a job.
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The entire time I was up shooting 'Suits,' I was running back to my trailer to help get 'Nine Circles' produced. It's a no-brainer for me to keep that part of life alive.
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When it looks like I may live longer than five minutes I'll drop cigarettes like a hot potato.
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People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise.
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I love all things Christmas.
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To be on the set with the actors, with the location, every day changes; every day something can go wrong.
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I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you're an idiot.
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It is true that they paid much more attention to the trade unions because the trade unions were after all speaking for the rights and conditions of working men and women in their employment.
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I've certainly not got any famous people's numbers on my phone. It's just not my thing, really.
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I'd much rather be known as some curvy Kate than as some skinny stick.
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I have been in more classrooms than any legislator will ever walk into in their lives, and I see wonderful, caring, dedicated teaching out there.
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No one goes into the office for fun. You go, and even if you love it, you're there to work.
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If people are telling you a story about themselves, they gradually map their own local territories and know themselves by them.
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If I could play drums like Patrick Carney or Taylor Hawkins, I'd be a really happy person.
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I love researching, I love interviewing.
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Human writing reflects that of the universe; it is its translation, but also its metaphor: it says something totally different, and it says the same thing.
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In the present imperialistic milieu there can be no wars of national self-defense.
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Cricket is very simple... you play till you can sustain.
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You have to stay alert. You've got to keep raising your game.
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However, if we examine the Canadian scene closely enough, we can see signs of this physical and spiritual rot settling into a number of our Canadian urban centres with a troubling spill-over into many of our more rural areas.
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Congress has turned its back on America's working families. There are Teamster families in every congressional district in America, and those families vote. Those who would oppose these families have done so at their own political peril.
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We had offers to go everywhere and we could have done them. But what would have been the point? We were tired. We had worked hard and needed a break before we got stale. We spent six months at home and writing songs.
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The competitor in me wants to play, but it's not my job to make that decision. That's what the coaches are paid for.
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We can put our head in the sand and continue to lose jobs overseas and to other states, or we can say, 'You know what? We are not going to lose another job from California, and we're going to be the very best place to start and grow a business.' So I'll be the chief sales officer for California businesses.
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I've done a lot of pilots. A lot of shows. You're young and you do a job just because you know someone gave you a job.
