Joseph Stefano Quotes
Hitch suggested a name actress to play Marion because the bigger the star the more unbelievable it would be that we would kill her.
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Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.
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A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed.
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Do we really want Washington administrators coming between us and our doctors?
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It's not my job to be popular. I'm goal-driven; my job is to get results.
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Over the years, I've learnt from co-actors, directors, technicians, and even from junior artists.
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Look at Loretta Lynn. Look at Jeannie C. Rily singing 'Harper Valley PTA' and Tammy Wynette singing about divorce. They were ahead of their times in a lot of ways.
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A well-designed 401(k) plan is an enormous competitive edge when recruiting and retaining employees.
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I am more excited about 'Divinity of Doubt: The God Question' than any other book in my entire career, and I've had seven New York Times bestsellers, three of them reaching number one.
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I have been absolutely hag-ridden with ambition. If I could wish to have anything in the world it would be to be free of ambition.
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I'm just interested in having a handle on my environment.
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I still can't quite believe it. Although there was something about the fact that it was a first-time writer, a first-time producer, and a first-time director all at the same time.
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I like Disney stuff. No-one looks at 'Toy Story' and says,' Oh, that's just for kids.' Why is it that games can only appeal to a certain audience, but movies and books - I mean, how many adults read 'Harry Potter?'
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You have to find it in the moment, and that's one of the challenges of being an actor - especially a film actor - is that you have to maintain these heightened emotions for long periods of time. There's no trick to it. You just have to do.
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I have always said that after sport, I wanted a life, I wanted an opportunity, I wanted to be able to do something. And if something happens - the economy falls out or the dollar is worthless, anything could happen - you have to be ready to work. And I'm ready.
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Financial risk is always associated with drug discovery. But the benefit that a blockbuster drug can bring to the business can be phenomenal if you can take that risk.
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I'd grown up doing children's theater there, and I always imagined myself being artistic director of a children's theater company.
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I grew up with reggae music.
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I recently reread an article of mine written in 1964, and I think it is still valid. There is not much difference. Many of the items on the agenda 37 years ago are still there.
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Some people's weight loss is impeded by an impaired thyroid. So I think it's worth testing that at your next physical exam. If it's off, sometimes, that can be caused by excess metals, such as mercury or cadmium. A qualified M.D. can help you cleanse your body of those.
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The thing that I've run up against is that it's always been an either-or proposition, especially in Hollywood. You're either young and glamorous and you're going to get the lead and get the man at the end of the picture, or it's the opposite: you're a character actress, you're not attractive enough for the other role, and so you're playing the friend or the killer or the lesbian or the doctor or whatever.
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I love Costco.
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Hitch suggested a name actress to play Marion because the bigger the star the more unbelievable it would be that we would kill her.
