Ethan Hawke Quotes
I did this movie right after it about the life of Chet Baker. It's called Born to Be Blue. In that situation, there's a real clear character you're drawing on. It's a real person. It's really exciting and interesting to do the research to figure out how to make that a nuanced, three-dimensional human being.
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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
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Of course I get angry, but I want to use my brain a little bit and not just smash things.
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If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.
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People are told their rights when they're arrested. Consumers getting collection letters are entitled to the same courtesy.
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If somebody says they really like my playing I say thanks a lot.
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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Yoga may look peaceful and calming, but even Arnold Schwarzenegger would have trouble breathing after twenty 'surya namaskars' in a row.
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One of my biggest drawbacks is my inability to maintain my physique. I put on weight for 'Soodhu Kavvum' and never managed to shed it. Luckily, that look suited a few films, including 'Orange Mittai.'
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I always said I wanted an Olympic medal. It's the pinnacle of any athlete's career.
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I believe the United States is the greatest country on Earth. I really do.
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The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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I try my damnedest to quirk up anything that I'm in.
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If you have a major disaster involving hundreds of thousands, or in this case millions of people, whether it be a natural disaster or an act of terrorism, the first 72 hours are going to be totally chaotic no matter what you plan to do.
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If you look at suburban education in New Jersey and New York, it's pretty strong, intact, doing a pretty good job. You cap taxes for those communities, can we reasonably predict it's going to be as strong 20 years from now?
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I believe the people that buy my music believes in me.
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I'm a horrible perfectionist and very highly strung. That's why I do yoga: to unwind.
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I think that's one of the hardest parts as an artist, and creating a career, is the song is what is gonna lead you there. So it's hard to find great songs.
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Over the years, many people on a spiritual journey have asked me why I keep going on about politics, and many people involved in politics have asked me why I keep going on about spirituality.
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If I knew in 1986 how much it was going to cost to keep Pixar going, I doubt if I would have bought the company.
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Even if someone doesn't like it, or just likes it for me, storytelling has been the one true love story of my entire life.
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I was something that is always hated in Hollywood - a perfectionist; nobody likes a perfectionist, you know.
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I did this movie right after it about the life of Chet Baker. It's called Born to Be Blue. In that situation, there's a real clear character you're drawing on. It's a real person. It's really exciting and interesting to do the research to figure out how to make that a nuanced, three-dimensional human being.
