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 can be a nice person, but if someone is messing with someone I care about, the tougher side comes out a little more.
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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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It's important to make a statement, but don't kill yourself over it. You have to make an effort, but not go overboard.
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Universe is the aggregate of all humanity's consciously apprehended and communicated nonsimultaneous and only partially overlapping experiences.
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As far as the lack of hits goes, I think perhaps it's because I've played a lot of different roles and have not created a persona that the public can latch on to. I have played everything from psychopathic killers to romantic leading men, and in picking such diverse roles I have avoided typecasting.
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My wife's income allowed me to do what I really loved. I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
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I really, really like 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of the few things that makes me laugh. It's almost too funny to get an award.
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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.
