Joshua Cohen (Joshua Aaron Cohen) Quotes
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When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.
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In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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When I was younger, I felt pressure to become someone else once I became successful.
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That's really my goal now. I'm trying to be a positive role model to my kids and to just enjoy this ride, because it's hard. It's hard to enjoy it when you're in it.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which is what you're doing in life all the time.
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America is huge.
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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If you so choose, even the unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities. If you so choose, you can find value and fulfillment in every circumstance.
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'Mahershala' is my nickname.
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You can almost judge how screwed up somebody is by the kind of toilet paper they use. Go in any rich house and it's some weird coloured embossed stuff.
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My dream role would be to act with Denzel again!
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I did not think I would be able to do myself justice if I had to speak to the players in English. I would not be able to get my emotions and feelings across.
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I am indebted to the Indian Army, from my birth till now; I have grown and imbibed the indomitable spirit of this fighting force.
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If you date a musician, you're never, ever really gonna be first either. You're gonna be right behind the music and maybe right close.
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It's also somewhat in the center of a number of things that will be useful to the company.
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I regard it as a waste of time to think only of selling: one forgets one's art and exaggerates one's value.
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The racial categories that are used in a given society (for example, in contemporary America) are biologically meaningless, but sometimes it turns out that a vernacular racial category has biological reality.
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Relationships, like cars, should undergo regular services to make sure they are still roadworthy.
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If I were given a choice between two films and one was dark and explored depraved, troubled or sick aspects of our culture, I would always opt for that over the next romantic comedy.
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People who go to work to be a part of the cause don't go home. They are home. Now - who wants to quit?
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The Lord has warned and forewarned us against a day of great tribulation and given us counsel, through His Servants, on how we can be prepared for these difficult times. Have we heeded His counsel?
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Writing is a conviction before it is a craft.
