Paul Rudd (Paul Stephen Rudd) Quotes
Looking back, I'm really happy with the choices I've made in my career. I know for a fact I could be wealthier. Who knows, maybe I could be more successful, maybe not. I don't know. But just about every single thing I've ever done I've gone into with the right intentions, and that goes a long way.
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Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you really are.
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What we do for a living does not matter so much as how we do it. It is the spirit in which we do our work that counts, and that counts through all eternity.
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When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled.
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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Some people ask me, Do they put aging makeup on you? It's just this very nice street makeup.
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Having stretched the boundaries some, I'm perfectly content now to work within them. 'Doonesbury' doesn't need to become 'South Park.' You won't ever see any singing turds.
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The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story,' words that are intimately related to the complexity of history, the origins of language, the continuity of the species, the taproot of our humanity, our singularity, and art itself.
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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I love biographies. I read Patti Smith's 'Just Kids.' I'm into that time frame in New York, the '70s and '80s. In art school, I read 'Close to the Knives,' the autobiography of the artist and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz.
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The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of his nation, part of his family. He may have to make some compromises.
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The particular way I'm going to die is not going to be particularly pleasant. It will probably be physically uncomfortable, and it won't be an easy thing for my wife and kids to watch. I think it will be a real challenge to see if I can squeeze the lemons hard enough to still get lemonade the last few weeks.
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I'm not a person who embraces challenges. I run from challenges. I break world records running from challenges.
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Even back then, I exuded self-confidence, and that drives women crazy.
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I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good.
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I'm always collecting emotions for future reference.
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To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
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The people that live in my hometown do not walk along the street with smiles on their faces. It is a desperate place, but I got out.
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I live with the fact that while I am playing, I am going to give everything I have, and I will live with those consequences.
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Set up another case bartender! The best thing for a case of nerves is a case of Scotch.
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Guys and girls can be friends without having to date!
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I am not aware how you succeed politically when you insult women, who far more than men consistently provide you with great margins of support.
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As far as romancing and catering to the women, I'm definitely here for all that.
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I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a lot of things, not realizing that that meant I probably wanted to be an actor. I just really, really amused myself and my friends with memorizing entire George Carlin or Steve Martin albums.
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Looking back, I'm really happy with the choices I've made in my career. I know for a fact I could be wealthier. Who knows, maybe I could be more successful, maybe not. I don't know. But just about every single thing I've ever done I've gone into with the right intentions, and that goes a long way.
