Michael Clarke Duncan Quotes
Of course, people told me, 'Mikey, you will never be an actor. You don't have the look. You're ugly.'
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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I've always been DJing; it's just I'm making more of a push for it, making it more public.
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Mumbai is like Manhattan. There's a certain pace, a social life and the thrill of a professional life.
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Every DC or Marvel property is constantly getting reinvented because we love these characters. They're so iconic, and we want to watch them over and over again.
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Jazz is progressive, and it's alive.
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I will not claim I will solve all the world's problems by myself. If I did, I'd have to run as a Republican or a Democrat.
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I think some people like me because I'm different. I don't think like everybody else. People are so tied up in the worst parts of technology these days. They live a life pressing buttons. They don't use their imaginations.
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If you're black, if you're gay, if you're Latin - we're all the same. We're all the same, and we all want the same: We want to be happy.
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'Rent' was my first professional job, ever.
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It's funny landing parts now where I'm somebody's mum. I remember the first time I was asked to play a mum. I was easily old enough, but because I didn't have any children, I thought, 'That seems really grown-up.'
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When you're on set, the crew are like your family because you see them every day, six days a week.
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As you get older you realise that nothing lasts forever. It's not depressing, but it does make moments more intense.
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I've always looked upon the Ducks as caricature human beings. Perhaps I've been years writing in that middle world that J.R.R. Tolkien describes, and never knew it.
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Ultimately there is no power to narcissistic, self-indulgent thinking. Authentic thinking originates with an encounter with the world.
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I do not own an inch of land, But all I see is mine, - The orchard and the mowing fields, The lawns and gardens fine.
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How could you have a soccer team if all were goalkeepers? How would it be an orchestra if all were French horns?
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My mother wanted to name me Jackie or Jacqueline but she got to name my sister and my brother, so my dad and my brother insisted on naming me. And they were big fans of 'The Little Mermaid.'
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I feel like I have one foot in New York, one foot in London and one foot in India. But it's important to me to invest time with family.
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I have seen this demo of six songs that began floating around in 1996 claiming that Commit Suicide had written those songs. I did have a synth band called Commit Suicide between 1984-1986 with two gentlemen called Jens Andersson and Jens Svensson, and two of the songs on this demo where written and performed by us. The problem is that the other four songs (are) skinhead music with very racist lyrics. These songs have absolutely nothing to do with Commit Suicide. We did not write or perform those songs that were attributed to us.
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My dad had a movie theater so I was there every night.
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People live their lives bound by what they accept as correct and true. That’s how they define Reality. But what does it mean to be “correct” or “true”? Merely vague concepts… Their Reality may all be a mirage. Can we consider them to simply be living in their own world, shaped by their beliefs?
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Of course, people told me, 'Mikey, you will never be an actor. You don't have the look. You're ugly.'
