Everett McGill Quotes
'Quest' is a romantic name for journey, and I think 'fire' is a word that has stimulating connotations for all of us.

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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
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Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.
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You'd better believe that Putin sees that in Syria, Obama draws a red line and ignores the red line.
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We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
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I see it every day: People trying to create a home that somebody else tells them they should have. I don't care if it's a magazine or a bossy friend - when somebody says, 'This is what's elegant, this is what's trendy,' if it doesn't represent you, you're not going to be happy.
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My working history as an actor is definitely in the theatre; it certainly was in Australia.
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I've been real fortunate to be on a lot of great teams.
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Tweeting has taught me the discipline to say more with fewer words.
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I'm not here to win a popularity contest.
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You do not win by struggling to the top of a caste system, you win by refusing to be trapped within one at all.
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There were evictions that I saw that I know I'll never forget. In one case, the sheriff and the movers came up on a house full of children. The mom had passed away, and the children had just gone on living there. And the sheriff executed the eviction order - moved the kids' stuff out on the street on a cold, rainy day.
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You don't have to always write about big stuff. Writing is about expressing yourself, you know? It can be about small stuff, too.
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I started very, very young to make movies - I was 21. And at the age of 27, 28, I'd done already three movies.
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I love film. I love going to see films; I always have. I've done quite a few.
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I feel lucky that I always have a number of films to choose from. I would like to come out of my comfort zone while doing various roles, and I don't want to keep repeating my characters.
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When I did 'Parent Trap,' I was ten. I was thrown off by the whole fame thing.
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I think for an artist it's really important to have experiences, and I've had a lot of those. It's definitely inspired my lyrics and my style, even down to what I wear.
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I've never worked in the U.K. television industry, but my guess it that it's a tough world for directors.
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I think I'm alright as a lyricist, you know? But then what will happen every couple of months or so is that I'll hear a song I've never heard before and feel I've gone right back to square one.
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I like that Amelie is strange, just like me. I'm happy I've gotten to be on this journey following my 'Hamilton' journey because they're so different.
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Research is not an obstacle, something to be frightened of. It can be one of the real joys of writing.
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'Quest' is a romantic name for journey, and I think 'fire' is a word that has stimulating connotations for all of us.