Johnny Otis Quotes
When I got near teen age, I was so happy with my friends and the African-American culture that I couldn't imagine not being part of it.
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As much as possible, location-specific information should not be collected in the first place, or not in personally identifiable form.
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Sometimes when I visit my sister and her two children, I wonder if she missed a lot by getting married. Right now, nothing could be further from my mind than getting married.
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I went to the Technion and studied with Avram Hershko. I found it more exciting than practicing medicine.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.
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My working hypothesis is that stupidity in popular culture is a constant. Popular culture cannot get more stupid.
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I went to Vietnam during the Vietnam War to visit all the troops. We would fly into a hospital and serve mess to the guys, and we ate whatever they were eating. Then we slept there and flew out the next day to little bases where there were maybe 10 or 20 guys. Then we flew to another hospital.
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Hip-hop in the '90s began moving towards the Nation of Islam and the 5 Percenters, black nationalist movements; very much so, these movements embraced a form of Islam: Malcom X's form of Islam prior to his change.
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I'll treat myself every now and then. Like if I get $100,000, I'll spend $20,000 and put the rest away.
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As a runner on a film, you are the lowest of the low, and yet you have incredible access to everyone. I can totally imagine that for actors in the middle of a Hollywood bubble, all they really want is a sense of normality, and that gopher can be a tap for that.
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When I wrote 'The Da Vinci Code,' I told myself that this story of Jesus makes more sense to me than the story I read in the Bible.
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I wrote 'Time of the Dark' in 1978 and 'The Silent Tower' in 1984, so the thing that sticks out for me is how totally technology has changed. I suppose that's the great peril for real-world crossovers.
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'Life Aquatic' was the first movie I did, and it's been an incredible adventure since then.
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Hmmm... I never get the answer I think I'm going to get.
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Here is our opportunity and our challenge. If the nuclear powers are prepared to declare a truce, let us seize the moment to strengthen the institutions and procedures which will serve as the means for the pacific settlement of disputes among men.
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Eric Bryant and Ethan Berlin, the creators of 'Bunk,' asked me to come get involved in very early process when they wanted to make a game show.
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In a way, no one's harder on the poor than the poor themselves.
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Fame is one of the potential hazards of this job, but I really just want to make movies. I want to be respected, sure. Who doesn't? But famous-famous? I just don't care about it. And if you genuinely don't give a damn about that stuff, you really are free.
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I started being a comedy fan when I was, I'm going to guess, like 5 or 6 years old.
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India has given me everything. It has made me Vijay Mallya.
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You know what happens in all the big companies and business in the world. If something doesn't work, you have to find a solution.
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For proof that our culture has gone to the dogs, look no further than the bizarrely parental ways many Americans talk about our furry friends.
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When I got near teen age, I was so happy with my friends and the African-American culture that I couldn't imagine not being part of it.
