Scott Ellis Quotes
The theatre show-biz types don't change much, no matter what era we're in. The question of how you balance being in show business with your personal life isn't very different.
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If the money we donate helps one child or can ease the pain of one parent, those funds are well spent.
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The thing that I'm most passionate about, I'm writing a book called 'Jab Jab Jab Jab Jab Right Hook,' and it really focuses on how to story-tell in a noisy, ADD world.
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I want to thank the many Missourians who have reached out to me and asked me to consider running for the United States Senate.
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There is this sense of David Cameron leading a Government that's badly out of touch with ordinary people's lives. I'd absolutely welcome the opportunity to show all political leaders what life is like for most people.
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I had this 'War and Peace' thing of wanting to experience war as a kind of incredible human enterprise. I even applied to Officer Candidate School. Then the practical side of me kicked in and I thought, 'I really don't want to get drafted.' So I went down to the physical and checked every psychological disorder and drug on the medical history form.
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I write music every day.
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There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations.
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I always have to have my lipstick. Sometimes I have more than one shade: start with one color for the morning, one for night. Sometimes I have a couple shades just in case I need something more powerful for the day.
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Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.
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There's always a mismatch between small entrepreneurial outfits and large companies, which often don't have the same outlook.
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I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?
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It's well worth making your own harissa, but there are some very good commercial varieties.
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You put a lot of pressure on your defenders to be able to hold the fort when you go forward.
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I've only ever tried to be me.
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Governors normally have jurisdiction over public health emergencies, but a widespread biological attack would cross state boundaries.
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If football taught me anything about business, it is that you win the game one play at a time.
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I like auditioning! A lot of people hate it, but I like it.
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I think that when the social stakes for people are higher, how you present yourself may sometimes feel like it's going to inform your destiny. Because if other people regard you in a certain way, they'll want to help you, and you will end up having a career.
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Machiavelli says that if as a ruler you accept that your every action must pass moral scrutiny, you will without fail be defeated by an opponent who submits to no such moral test. To hold on to power, you have not only to master the crafts of deception and treachery but to be prepared to use them where necessary.
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I will not be in the position of having management dictated to by labor.
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When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody.
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I have always recognized that the object of business is to make money in an honorable manner. I have endeavored to remember that the object of life is to do good.
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The theatre show-biz types don't change much, no matter what era we're in. The question of how you balance being in show business with your personal life isn't very different.
