Josh Elliott Quotes
As a writer, you're really in control of almost everything. That's not the case in TV. You have to be prepared to work with a lot of people to make something happen, and you got to be prepared, at least in the beginning, to not be too good at your specific task.
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I love to feature children and young adults as real people - flawed, naive, virtuous, venal - but real. I think it adds nuance and depth to the stories that wouldn't exist without them.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.
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I was a momma's boy. I didn't get anything from Dad, except my body and baseball knowledge. The only time I spent with him was at the ballpark.
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Right now too much American time and resources are spent dealing with situations caused by our dependence on oil that we import from unstable countries.
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I was lucky that I started very young, since I had a very clear idea of what I wanted to do. But my father is very conservative, and he never considered fashion to be a real career but something I could pursue as a hobby. He wanted me to be a doctor, and at one point, I thought of becoming a plastic surgeon.
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My job as the actress playing Hanna Schmitz, as the actress playing any part, is to understand the character, and to ultimately love the character. And I did love Hanna, absolutely, because I understood her as profoundly as I did at the end of the day.
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Myth is a powerful medium because it talks to the emotions and not the head. It moves us into an area of mystery.
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I don't know of any other creature on earth other than man that will sit in a corner and cry because of some painful experience in the past.
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I was a goody two shoes - a straight-A girl, and I took pride in my studies.
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There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way.
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Winning the Stanley Cup in '99 was a dream come true. I'll never forget it.
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The Black Keys is just a band that wants to get on stage and rock it.
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Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.
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I can't think of any more powerful moment than when you stand on a stage.
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I always knew I'd be more of a character actor than a leading man, and I always wanted to take that and run with it.
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I do think that there are certain parts, if you are lucky enough to play them, that are bigger than you, and they stretch you. I don't think you become a bigger person, but you develop certain muscles you didn't have before.
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In the evenings I studied chemistry at the University of Chicago, the weekends I helped in the family store.
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A state is not the same thing as a society, although the Greeks and Romans thought it was. A state is an organization of power on a territorial basis.
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I find it pointless sitting in my house not working, though I like to go on extended vacations from time to time.
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In television, the creator is really the voice...
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Four Lessons on Life 1. Never take down a fence until you know why it was put up. 2. If you get too far ahead of the army, your soldiers may mistake you for the enemy. 3. Don't complain about the bottom rungs of the ladder; they helped to get you higher. 4. If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.
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I grew up with the television product being old Western serials like Roy Rogers, and John Wayne and Gary Cooper, and many others were my favorites when I was a young person going to films.
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As a writer, you're really in control of almost everything. That's not the case in TV. You have to be prepared to work with a lot of people to make something happen, and you got to be prepared, at least in the beginning, to not be too good at your specific task.
