Merle Dandridge Quotes
I have a Manhattan club chair in dark espresso leather that I always read in. It's a place where I can contemplate other people's thoughts and stir my imagination.
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When I write, I create really absurd situations which become false because I am after the joke.
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I would rather be on the set than doing anything.
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If I was doing 'The Hunt' constantly, I would get very old, very fast.
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Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust.
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I have always compared our traditions of liberty, like those of Abraham Lincoln and Ho Chi Minh.
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Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.
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I like that Barack got that job.
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Luck is going to play a huge part in your life.
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Miley Cyrus is about making money. Amanda Palmer is about making art.
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Compared to dancing, films seemed to me to be the work of lay bums. There was no physical pain; it was enough to say and imagine what was in the script. It was very easy for me.
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I love flexing theater muscles. Television has merits as well, but there's no substitute for live theater.
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What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means something, but you're not always sure what. Then when you get on the set, the actors teach you.
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I let the whole 'Grease' experience be a springboard for me. I wanted to use the exposure I got from that very wisely to continue a successful career. It's taken a lot of work and perseverance.
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If this person slept with your girlfriend, she would never be attractive to you again.
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It would seem that the full meaning of the word marriage can never be known by those who, at their first outspring into life, are surrounded by all that money can give. It requires the single sitting-room, the single fire, the necessary little efforts of self-devotion, the inward declaration that some struggle shall be made for that other one.
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There aren't a lot of supernatural things that I'm scared or super terrified of, but clowns are definitely on that list.
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It is all very well planning what you will do in six months, what you will do in a year, but it’s no good at all if you don’t have a plan for tomorrow.
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Gambling: A sure way to get nothing from something.
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As an actor, whether I'm playing Othello on stage or David Estes on 'Homeland,' that ability to give into your imagination is something that I enjoy.
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Sometimes comparing can be a good thing: it can inspire us to work harder and reach farther. But for the most part, excessive measuring yourself up against others - especially when it becomes a way to put yourself down - is a colossal waste of time. It's a dead end. It won't make you do anything except feel horrible.
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I have a Manhattan club chair in dark espresso leather that I always read in. It's a place where I can contemplate other people's thoughts and stir my imagination.
