Sam Rockwell Quotes
I think of myself as a journeyman actor. I've got some talent and I work hard, but people like Brando or Pacino - those people are touched by God.
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Judge of your natural character by what you do in your dreams.
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I didn't choose to write a military man as much as Vince Haven chose me.
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We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
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Passivity is fatal to us. Our goal is to make the enemy passive.
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It's almost an impossible thing to get a movie made that is written by two actors who want to star in it, when no one knows who they are. The only time it happened that I know of was when Sylvester Stallone did it in 'Rocky.'
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I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.
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Since my illness, I've felt the presence of my angels.
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Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.
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Find fault with thyself rather than with others.
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It would almost be sinful to say that I regretted doing 'Charlie's Angels' because it did so much for my career.
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Beware, all too often we say what we hear others say. We think what we are told that we think. We see what we are permitted to see. Worse, we see what we are told that we see.
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It could get saturated or monotonous if I would do the same characters again and again. That is why, to save myself from that feeling, I take time out to choose roles that excite me.
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Whenever anyone calls me 'The new J..K. Rowling,' I think, 'What's wrong with the old one?'
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The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
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It's rare to see women in a film who are not somehow validated by a male or discussing a male or heartbroken by a male,or end up being happy because of a male. It's interesting to think about, and it's very true.
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The Supreme Court has insulted you over and over again, Lord. They've taken your Bible away from the schools. They've forbidden little children to pray. They've taken the knowledge of God as best they can, and organizations have come into court to take the knowledge of God out of the public square of America.
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I was taught to strive not because there were any guarantees of success but because the act of striving is in itself the only way to keep faith with life
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I talked to ex-wives of musicians of the '70s for research. They're the funniest people in the world, yet there is this sad, beautiful thing in their eyes that says they've seen more than they could ever possibly tell you.
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I've had people turn me down. Not all that many, but certainly it happens.
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Habit is a great deadener.
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I think of myself as a journeyman actor. I've got some talent and I work hard, but people like Brando or Pacino - those people are touched by God.
