Ethan Canin Quotes
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I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty.
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I don't know why my shoes are so popular - I am always surprised and mystified by it.
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That's all gone, now, the old, Hollywood.
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The ocean-bordered southern part of California has always been a place of Hollywood make-believe, casual opulence, suntans and jewelry.
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Coming in and out of Hollywood for pilot season, I may have to thicken my accent or hear that, physically, I'm not Latino. I not only am, but there's another 50,000 people who look exactly like me.
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The film industry is mostly about unidimensional characters.
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Some of the biggest movie stars in the world are essentially characters.
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I'm not a party guy, and I'm not a Hollywood guy, either.
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All of my characters are less than perfect.
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I try to get roles that challenge me in what I can do and who I think I can portray. For me, it's about creating characters with really fascinating stories, because that's what I like to watch on TV.
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I was really surprised when I was told that my grandmother did not come to see me till a month after my birth. I was born seven years after my only sister Chandranshu, and my birth was a big disappointment for her.
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You'd be surprised how many kids and young people come to the website and send me email that they are actually going into the Marine Corp because of something that I said or did.
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I'm not Hollywood. I'm a Quarter Rat. I belong here.
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I didn't even understand the whole idea of Hollywood.
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Often Hollywood crews go into third world countries and I don't believe they behave well.
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Myself and David, we both love art. We have a lot of respect for Damien Hirst and Julian Schnabel, and we've met them both, and they're very interesting characters. I also have a lot of respect for the working women out there. As you know, it's not easy when you're looking after children and you have a career as well.
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I was invited to photograph Hollywood. They asked me what I would like to photograph. I said, Ugly men.
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In Hollywood, there is no bigger commitment you can make than to a TV series. Even marriages pale in comparison. Marriages don't require signing iron-clad multiyear contracts. At least, most first marriages don't.
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I want to try something different in Hollywood, to tell the audience I am not just an actor star - I am an actor, too.
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Chess is imagination.
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I believe mobile technology has a much broader role to play. It could solve some of the biggest problems on earth.
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I started acting when I was about 18. I was a model for a couple of years before that.
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When you are writing something, you can’t anticipate how an audience is going to respond and the fact that people can associate with it is very satisfying.
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People are surprised when Hollywood characters act the way a real person would.
