Nick McDonell (Robert Nicholas "Nick" McDonell) Quotes
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I started as a teenager going up on commercials.
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I knew I was going to be somebody.
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I grew up with Apocalypse Now and Badlands, so I had a real awe thing going.
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I love going to second-hand stores.
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Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody.
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I've been fortunate to be in films that are classic, that are going to be around.
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Anything that's done to address unemployment in terms of massive stimulus spending is going to exacerbate deficits. And anything that's done to address deficits in the short-term is going to exacerbate unemployment.
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The next great decathlete is going to be a runner. I still feel that a Dan O'Brien, if he was a runner and not a sprinter, could have gone over 9,000 points.
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If you're going to stay in the Olympics, you've got to be entertaining and get sponsorship.
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I never going to satisfy everybody, so I decided to satisfy myself.
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Everyone is going to die.
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I'm not going to give up the shock part of my comedy.
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I kind of knew it wasn't going to be until my 30s that I really hit my stride as an actor.
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Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything is going to be OK.
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Those who talk don't know what is going on and those who know what is going on won't talk.
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If I'm not going to get a part, tell me why.
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Everybody in the Olympics is paid. Lindsay Vonn is going to make a million dollars whether she skis or not.
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I wouldn't like my fans going through my rubbish.
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There are kids going into chemistry and biology because of 'CSI.'
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To be truly happy, you need a clear sense of direction. You need a commitment to something bigger and more important than yourself. You need to feel that your life stands for something, that you are somehow making a valuable contribution to your world.
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'Instructions Not Included' is proving that there is a huge Latin market that needs a special project. They love seeing their own people; they want to see themselves onscreen. In my case, I know them pretty well. I know what they laugh at. I think it's going to open a lot of doors, this movie.
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And once you cease to be a real person, you stop being a good actor.
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The biggest research of all when I do a character is self-examination. You look at yourself and you ask, 'How am I similar to this person and how am I different?'
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A degree of self-awareness is extremely valuable... I hope I have that going forward.
