Paul Sparks Quotes
As actors, we get used to disappointment. We go on a hundred job interviews a year and get two or three jobs.
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People are really paying attention to the comic-book genre, and there's a lot of time and attention being invested in these projects with a wonderful sense of quality control.
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The Tea Party people say they're angry about socialism, but maybe they're really angry about capitalism. If there's a sense of being looked down upon, it's that sense of failure that's built into a system that assures everyone they can make it to the top, but then reserves the top for only a tiny fraction of the strivers.
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What we want the folks in Ethiopia to know is that we are behind them in the democratic process. We know it is not perfect, as we are still working on ours; but we wish them success in this great and noble endeavor.
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He who is not capable of enduring poverty is not capable of being free.
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As much as we were very proud of being a pop band, I know we never felt like we fit into that category.
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I can do a good John Wayne.
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I never set out to be an actor. Again, my mother presented this job by job to me at the time, and if it sounded fun, I would say yes and if it didn't, I would say no. I always knew, since I was 7 or 8 years old, that it was a means to an end and that I wanted to go to college.
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That's one of the things I love about being a songwriter first, last and always, because whether I do it or not, if someone does a great job on it, my work is done.
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I try to make my music interesting to me first, then hopefully other people will find it interesting, too.
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I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers.
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Acting is hard work. At times, it's very energizing and enervating. It's childish. It's also responsible. It's illuminating, enriching, joyful, drab. It's bizarre, diabolical. It's exciting.
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There's so many intangible forces that come into play when making a film, I have no idea what the public will ultimately think of something that I do, let alone critics.
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The only real limitation on your abilities is the level of your desires. If you want it badly enough, there are no limits on what you can achieve.
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You make me proud to spell my name woman... you make me proud to be your friend.
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Ordinary people can bring about change.
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I think I would co-direct because I love actors and I've got a very good eye. I'm not a second-guesser. I don't think that I would be very happy, getting inundated by financial issues. I would love to co-direct with somebody because that would be a real freedom and an adventure, and then I could leave all the pain and misery to them. I'm not glib about it. I would take the responsibility to make a really good movie.
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I think all good actors are personalities. If they're not, they're not stars. What makes you a star is horsepower.
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For aspiring actors out there, I would say stay focused and don't let anyone pull you away from your goals. Shoot for the stars so that if you ever fall short you can land on the clouds.
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George W. Bush did an incredible job in the presidency, defending us from freedom.
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We sometimes feel that if a person tromps over us after we've said no, then we must not have been clear. We can get caught in the trap of explaining again and again, meanwhile letting the other person take advantage of us.
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As actors, we get used to disappointment. We go on a hundred job interviews a year and get two or three jobs.
