Joseph Wapner Quotes
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Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic.
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When Chipotle asked me to take part in the Cultivating Thought program both as an author and an essay contest judge, I was excited by the idea of sharing my story through this unique channel and helping young, inspiring writers do the same.
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I think it would be pompous to say I am an underrated actor. I don't think it is for me to think and decide; it is for people to decide. But I am glad I am underrated than being overrated - that is something I would find hard to digest.
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Nowadays, you can be a fan of someone that's not an actor or artist. You can be a fan of someone that makes YouTube videos.
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I'm an actor, of course, so I like to show off.
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After I directed, when I went back to being an actor, I was like, 'God, this is the life!' Because you only have to concentrate on one thing.
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I'm not partial to any system, but at the same time, I'm a Korean actor, so I expect to work mainly on Korean projects.
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I'm a storyteller, and I was an actor, so I have a fairly thin grip on reality to begin with.
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You can always tell an actor by the bored look in their eye whenever someone else is talking.
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We joke about it in the entertainment industry: Every actor wants to be a musician, and every musician wants to be an actor.
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I try genuinely, when I'm playing a character, to not judge them and just to inhabit someone as how one sees them. That being said, you also want to make sure that you don't blur the edges of people too much because humans are naughty and complicated beings.
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It's natural for any actor that segues into directing to be an actor's director. You know how to relate to the actors.
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Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.
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He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
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Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.
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No actor has complete freedom.
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There's something so wonderful about being an actor in New York.
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When I was I kid, there were so many different things that I wanted to be. As an actor, I get a chance to be all of those things, at least for a couple of days, which is fun.
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To me, spirituality means 'no matter what.' One stays on the path, one commits to love, one does ones work; one follows one's dream; one shares, tries not to judge, no matter what.
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Chemical weapons are something that scares everybody.
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Plato stands for the union of truth and goodness in the supreme idea of God.
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I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.
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There is no thing we cannot overcome Say not thy evil instinct is inherited, Or that some trait inborn makes thy whole life forlorn, And calls down punishment that is not merited.
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I'm not an actor; I'm a judge.
