Joshua Ferris Quotes
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The main objective of our cinema is to entertain. If you can pass on a message at the same time, that is fantastic, but if the audience does not feel they are going to be entertained by the film, they are not going to watch it. There are many examples of very responsible and great films that are being made, but nobody goes to watch them.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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It's fun to play dress up for work, but when you have those off-days, it's nice to just be low-key.
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When I listen to President Obama speak to and about women, he sometimes sounds too paternalistic for my taste.
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My defensiveness in life really helps me as a driver.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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In the movies, they make you look good and tough, but in real life, it's completely the opposite. I do these ueber roles, I think, because in real life I'm quite shy and reserved. In real life, I'm a dork.
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I happen to think singing is hilarious, especially when it pops out at the wrong time.
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I don't sleep well. I rehash everything in bed. The mind's still working.
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The Catholic Church is one of the oldest, largest and richest institutions on earth, with a following 1.2 billion strong, and change does not come naturally.
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My passion for music is one of my greatest loves.
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Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked for no spell to cast over nature.
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I had heard about how people struggle and how hard it is to get into acting. But I did not care because it's something I love.
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I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.
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All my games were political games; I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.
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In truth, we are all part of the team of humanity. And as such, we are all obligated to share ourselves, and our talents, for the sake of the team.
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I am the face of a refugee. I was once a refugee. I was with my family in exile.
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Fiction has subversive potential. People let it into their minds, like the Trojan Horse. They don't know what's inside. You hook them with the story, and God can work below the level of their consciousness. Fiction can be propaganda for evil or convey a theme that impacts people for good.
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At the present moment two things about the Christian religion must surely be clear to anybody with eyes in his head. One is, that men cannot do without it; the other, that they cannot do with it as it is.
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I moved out to L.A. to be a filmmaker or director. I didn't even think about doing comedy or even acting. I wanted to be like Paul Thomas Anderson or Wes Anderson, but I wasn't going to a lot of comedy.
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I am a hopeless romantic who falls in lust and gets in trouble. I love my work and am very productive, yet I always find time to play.
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Improv is mostly what I've studied.
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We do ourselves a disservice when some of us cave to the myth that Social Security somehow drives the deficit.
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Without work, so much of one's identity just evaporates.
