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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At six o'clock we cleaned our cells, At seven all was still, But the sough and swing of a mighty wing The prison seemed to fill, For the Lord of Death with icy breath Had entered in to kill.
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It's funny that I got to do 'On the Road' because the thing that had the biggest impact on me growing up was reading books. I was very inspired by the book and this spirit of Dean Moriarty and how envious we all are of somebody who can be that carefree.
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I like being outside and working with the elements. The elemental aspects of it. The physicality of it.
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In every single moment, we have the choice to be happy or not. No matter what is going on, we can choose to focus on what is right, what is good and whole in ourselves and our lives, and what options we have in any given situation. In other words, we can choose to be happy no matter what.
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My mom was a musician, and my dad had this passion for music. That's kind of how a lot of their relationship was built. When I came around, I was constantly exposed to music.
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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.
