John Tiffany Quotes
There are always discussions about casting stars in lead roles in theater - especially when you're working with commercial producers - and it's not something I'm against, not at all. But any casting has to be right for the project.
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I believe the answers to most problems that confront us around the world can and should be approached by engaging both friend and foe in dialogue. No, I don't naively think that dialogue always works, but I believe we should avoid the rigidity of saying that dialogue never works.
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Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.
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Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.
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For some reason, Superman seems to be held to higher standards on the subject of secret/super identities than other superheroes. No one ever says, 'Peter Parker was a nerdy kid. He can't possibly be Spider-Man, attract a good-looking gal, work in a newspaper, etc.' And no one gets hung up on whether his nerdiness is a disguise.
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I'm constantly on the go and have found rushing round after a new born baby is the best form of exercise! I always remind myself that men appreciate a womanly shape and some curves!
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I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux.
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I'm not trying to be a star on TV. I am who I am, which I hope comes out. I have a little bit of a different sense than most people know, and it takes a while to get used to it.
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Caltech was a meat grinder like I could never have imagined.
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My view of life is, 'If you're going to miss Heaven, why miss it by two inches? Miss it!
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If you have difficulties making a decision, choose the lesser of the two evils.
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Patriarchal religions, like Judaism and Christianity, established and upheld the 'man's world.'
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Winning the Oscar was like winning all the prizes in one single night that I never won as a kid.
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I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.
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I hate downtime.
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I play drums and guitar, I snowboard, I do martial arts and acrobatics. I go to the movies every Friday.
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Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.
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The only album that I listen to upon recording a new one is my 'Cry' album, because sonically, I think it's my best album to date. But other than that, I've never listened to my records, ever.
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The man who comes up with a means for doing or producing almost anything better, faster or more economically has his future and his fortune at his fingertips.
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À vous il faut la vie naturelle, à moi la vie factice.
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It seems to me, in this culture, you need to have a subsidy to do theatre, not that I put theatre above anything else.
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A great ad campaign will make a bad product fail faster. It will get more people to know it's bad.
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I remember everyone in my nursery school class getting a carton of milk before the day started. Only, I got mine about 20 minutes later than everyone else because it had to be kept on the radiator for a short while. I liked warm milk when I was small.
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There are always discussions about casting stars in lead roles in theater - especially when you're working with commercial producers - and it's not something I'm against, not at all. But any casting has to be right for the project.
