Lance Reddick Quotes
It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters.
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We're all concerned about sports rights being so expensive. Obviously, we are funded by the licence fee payers, so it's not always easy to compete with those who can get greater revenue.
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I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable.
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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My paternal grandfather Rustom Mehta had a huge influence on me because of his ethics and his values.
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I feel that I am a scholar who only with the left hand writes novels.
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There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.
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My favourite outfit was this black lace dress that I found in a vintage shop in Williamsburg, New York.
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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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I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.
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A certain number of people seek power over other people in a desperate attempt to find themselves. They fail, for self-discovery is spiritual in nature, not social or political. Authoritatively telling other people what to do is their distraction from an inner emptiness they can never fill.
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Everything was in stark and dreadful contrast with the trivial crises and counterfeit emotions of Hollywood, and I returned to England deeply moved and emotionally worn out.
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Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money.
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I like to have something to base a role on.
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We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.
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We hear of the wealth of nations, of the powers of production, of the demand and supply of markets, and we forget that these words mean no more, if they mean any thing, then the happiness, and the labor, and the necessities of men.
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There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none of us safe. We are children, playing or quarrelling on the line.
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I always read the translator's draft all the way through - a very laborious business.
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Sometimes I see through things when people are talking. I'm really sensitive to other people, so I can tell if somebody's putting on a front.
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There came a time I gave up when I was overseas. No matter how many times I tried working on my visa, I wasn't able to. When I went back to the Philippines, I still wanted to return to Canada despite the difficulties I encountered.
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We want to do one thing and do it really well. For us, that's communications between people who are friends and relatives.
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I certainly like that the Spanish language is spoken around me.
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There was a time I desperately needed for the world to know that I was no category guy. My whole goal in life was to reach that certain success where people will say, 'Hey, that guy can do anything. He's the Evel Knievel of music. He's jumping over 15 buses!'
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I came to America to become an architect. And somewhere along the line while I was still in school, I was lured into theater, and that's how I became interested in theater. My first play was something called 'A Banquet for the Moon.' It was a weird play.
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It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all kinds of different characters.
