John Tiffany Quotes
If you're going to be hosting any event or a performance or having dinner with people after a performance, it is work, but it's also social: food and a glass of wine would be involved often.
Quotes to Explore
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It is not possible, given any degree of optimism and generosity in regard to people in general, to set a time limit on creative reflection or a limitation on the number of people involved in the creation.
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Sometimes I'd like to play the bad guy and sometimes I'd like to die in a movie.
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Big Business can make laws as easily as it can break them - and with as little impunity.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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I was a dancer when I got discovered, and I started working immediately. I started being in commercials and doing guest star roles. My first big thing, which happened maybe six months after being discovered, was 'Bring It On: All or Nothing.'
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I know it sounds weird, but the food that I eat, it doesn't make a big difference, and it never has. So, I've saved a ton of money not buying a lot of alcohol, not going out to restaurants too much. So, I think it's part of our culture, and it's part of a social activity more than anything else.
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I love rock n' rollers.
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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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I found that female pathfinders generally integrate characteristics commonly associated with being women - like the capacity to be intimate - with 'male' ones like ambition and courage.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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When a guy tells me I'm cute, it's not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be.
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Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.
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All schools should teach children basic cooking skills. Every school should be able to buy sustainable, good quality food wherever possible from local sources. Every school should include food-growing in the curriculum. For some, that will mean twinning with willing farms. For others, it will mean literally building their own small farms.
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Japan is the largest creditor country in the world, so we have made contributions to the stability of international markets and we want this IMF meeting to confirm that we will continue to contribute.
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The first thing I do when I get to any town is find a gym and a breakfast place, because I love breakfast.
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At the heart of every great movie is conflict. It's the same with a meeting. There should be conflict and tension.
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Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really drive this show.
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Find fault with thyself rather than with others.
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We are all human beings, and our nationality is simply an accident of birth.
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I used to go to musicals every birthday - that was my birthday present. We'd go to London, me and my two brothers and mum and dad. I think I saw 'Mamma Mia' about five times.
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I've never been good in the financial and business arenas. I handle the creative side of things.
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If you're billed as a comedian, people will accept anything you say as light-hearted and not with intent behind it.
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Social media is key to promoting the editorial posts on my website.
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If you're going to be hosting any event or a performance or having dinner with people after a performance, it is work, but it's also social: food and a glass of wine would be involved often.
