Stephen J. Cannell (Stephen Joseph Cannell) Quotes
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I love to feature children and young adults as real people - flawed, naive, virtuous, venal - but real. I think it adds nuance and depth to the stories that wouldn't exist without them.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and out and laid off through no fault of their own.
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I don't know of any other creature on earth other than man that will sit in a corner and cry because of some painful experience in the past.
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I was a goody two shoes - a straight-A girl, and I took pride in my studies.
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We have the only cookbook in the world that has partial differential equations in it.
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There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way.
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Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.
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I know that often times a lot of people who work in music, whether they be labels and so on or even artists, want personal recognition. We want to be recognized for something, for what we did. I'd rather my song be recognized for what it's doing and that's important. It's not so important how many people know me.
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I think any actor should be aware of where they're starting to stretch into what's not truthful.
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I'm sick and tired of politics and politicians as usual.
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In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. This will be a tough job, but members of both parties have expressed an interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them.
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I do think that there are certain parts, if you are lucky enough to play them, that are bigger than you, and they stretch you. I don't think you become a bigger person, but you develop certain muscles you didn't have before.
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Separate inherently is not equal. There's a reason why $45 million was spent against marriage equality. It's because people understand the word does have meaning. And equality comes when we accept the same notions and the same institutions for everyone, regardless of race and gender and regardless of sex orientation.
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Regardless of who you are or what you have been, you can be what you want to be.
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Our party may have swung too far right at various times.
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When I heard that Paul Feig was directing an all-female 'Ghostbusters,' I was prepared to do anything to be a part of this, to be a part of what sounded like an incredible project.
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An old friend of mine, an economist by trade, once explained to me that the statistical definition of 'dilemma' is 49.9% in favor and 50.1% against. If the gap is greater, there is no dilemma, because the answer is clear.
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I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going - I have no post-satisfaction.
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I didn't have an agent before 'Parks,' and once you're on a show, they're not going to make money off of you. So if you've already booked something without an agent, unless they really want to hustle during the downtime, there's seven months when they're not going to make money off of you.
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I never say I make documentaries. I say I make television.
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I completely get the drag thing.
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What makes international cinema so interesting is that each territory has its own sensibility. When you look at an Indian or French film, there's a certain flavor. And even though the language is different, if the film is successful, it has something very common and understandable.
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A lot of making TV is lightening in a bottle.
