Jon Evans Quotes
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He's too short, he's too... tall, he's... just not going to work.
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I don't really like to work with actors that work a lot and are very well established already. In a way, I like to nurture talent and have it burst on the scene.
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First time I sang, I was singing Alicia Keys in the bathroom of my mom's beauty shop. I was six.
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As I grew up in that world and saw how much it affected her world and how much it affected our childhood, it made me very aware of politics. Of course, I have my own private feelings and thoughts, but I don't care to share them.
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I think sometimes if you are too interested in day-to-day politics, you lose sight of the long term.
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I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.
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I don't work out and be healthy and want a strong body because I want to look good in a bikini. I do all of those things for me and for my health. I'm not going on the cover of 'Maxim' and 'FHM' because that's not me.
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Democracy presumes that we're all created equal; competition proves we are not, or else every race would end in a tie.
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When you do music concerts at Taj Mahal and the Acropolis, you have to be careful about your performance being appropriate with the place that surrounds you. It has to be appropriate to the culture - it should fit the building behind you, the environment you are playing it in and the culture of that place.
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I would say Hope Solo is competitive.
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Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.
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The thing I hate most in acting is asking permission to do things. What you really want to do is say, 'This is my need; this is what's going to get me further; this is what's going to be alive. I don't ever say, 'Do you mind if...?' I just come in and do it.
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We are building a company, Gemini, and the ETF, which is another company. I don't know if we're experts, but the goal is not to be an expert but to change the world. Does Richard Branson understand all the physics behind his space craft? I'm not sure.
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There is a unique freshness when eating buckwheat noodles cold with plenty of herbs and citrus acidity. I can't think of any better use of chopsticks on a hot and sweaty evening.
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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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I didn't grow up in a wealthy family at all. Being at home all day and watching movies, that was a luxury.
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Doing Shakespeare in the Park has always been a dream. Everyone else says Hamlet, but I want to play Romeo.
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But, in North Korea, it's just the opposite. There's one story. It's written by the Kim regime. And 23 million people are conscripted to be secondary characters. There, as a youth, your aptitude towards certain jobs is measured, and the rest of your life is dictated, whether you'll be a fisherman or a farmer or an opera singer.
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Performance is one thing which has to be good because you're an actor.
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When billionaire car dealers or manufacturers pay for ambassadorships, at least they pay with money earned by selling something of value.
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One cannot deny the great role women have played in the world community. My flight was yet another impetus to continue this female contribution.
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I think what's keeping me making music - the money is great, but I make music for the visibility.
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You're entering dangerous land when you start theorising about comedy.
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A great coder can easily be 50 times more productive than a mediocre one, while bad ones ultimately have negative productivity.
