Josh McDermitt Quotes
A lot of times, working in stand up, you're by yourself, and so you just have to rely on yourself only... but I like working in an ensemble.
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The stage and working in front of a camera are two completely different mediums. Each requires different techniques.
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I was brought up by the English side of my family, who are very repressed and working class. Absolutely lovely, but very English.
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For me, the whole process involves envisioning this book in my head as I'm working.
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My mom started working at the California Shakespeare Theater in Oakland when I was two years old, so I've always grown up around theater.
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I'm a total loner. I can't even answer texts or take my phone with me when I'm working!
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I've always been a fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. I like working with larger-than-life characters in fascinating worlds - places where the rules are different.
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I love my body. And, I'm always working out. I'm an exercise freak, be it cardio, weights, t'ai chi or yoga.
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I made a big family when I was working at 'Vogue' for ten years, and I'm still friends with a lot of them.
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It was really fun working with Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz on set.
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I got a job as a human rights and refugees officer, working on youth-based projects. But I realized all the kids I was working with were far more into 'The Daily Show' than the policy briefings.
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Stand-up, by far, is my favorite.
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I don't see the point in working just to be working.
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I was always active, always running and working out. I was a wrestler and ran track and, out of interest, started boxing. It's always been a part of me.
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My first novel was a challenge to myself. No one had an inkling that I was working on it.
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I prefer working in good cinema, wherever it is. I like subjects that have a universal appeal.
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It's a very unique feeling - to be that strong and unbreakable. But I'm working towards it.
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I never drink while I'm working, but after a few glasses I get ideas that would never have occurred to me dead sober.
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I tend to write about my anxieties - it's what I'm afraid will happen. And I write a story working it out.
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When you're working with movie stars, part of the deal is that, if they have something to say, you'd better listen. You don't have to absolutely listen and not talk, but there is another creative force at work, and to be successful working with movie stars, you have to bring that force to work for you. You have to find something that's comfortable for them, and at the same time, that's in the parameters of what you're trying to do yourself.
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Success is when you realize obstacles you face are challenges to help you become better - and your response equals the challenge.
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For eight years, I was sleeping with the president, and if that doesn't give you special access, I don't know what does!
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It's really an amazing feeling because you're flying in a car that's on stage and to be this age also, and in the theater and then with a huge audience of 1,800 people backing you up and cheering you on. It's a really amazing feeling.
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A lot of times, working in stand up, you're by yourself, and so you just have to rely on yourself only... but I like working in an ensemble.
