Jonathan Groff Quotes
I'd moved to New York to pursue a career in theatre, and it's very practical how you do it - I just went to every open call going.
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I don't know for Justin; he's always looking for meaning out of his relationships with people. I don't think he's as trapped into the drug thing as a lot of the others are.
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Sometimes entire categories of craigslist are rendered nearly unusable by spam. Con artists prowl the listings, paying sellers with fake cashier's checks and luring buyers to share their credit card numbers.
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I'm interested in taking raw human emotions and then isolating them without any narrative structure. In order to achieve this, I try to break out of the narrative conventions that you'd see in a typical feature film.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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My children are English, and both of their mothers were English.
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I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.
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I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.
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The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story,' words that are intimately related to the complexity of history, the origins of language, the continuity of the species, the taproot of our humanity, our singularity, and art itself.
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I am always late because people stop me for autographs and say hi.
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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Marinating chicken in miso adds lots of character to the meat with little work.
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I don't recall ever desiring to go as fast as possible.
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People are going to go where they get characters that they remember.
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I travel a lot, so when I arrive in a city, I like to go to good local bookshops and make a selection based on how I'm feeling and what I'm thinking. The book I pick usually seems to have a definite karmic connection!
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You know I don't really have faith in politicians - this is quite a sleazy business. But there is no law which says that all politicians will turn out to be scumbags.
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I've been very selective in what I did and didn't do.
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I think my whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche.
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Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.
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I never realized what a great privilege it is to be able to use the voice for Christ until I was deprived of it.
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Who doesn't want to be Martha Stewart?
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I never thought I had a career. I think Meryl Streep has a career. I have jobs that I am lucky to get... I'm one of those actresses who never turns down a part, no matter how small. I don't have the luxury of picking and choosing. I take everything.
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The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then your integrity and godly behavior in an unbelieving world will make others long to know the Lord.
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I'd moved to New York to pursue a career in theatre, and it's very practical how you do it - I just went to every open call going.
