Stephen Root Quotes
I'm more interested in knowing my cues than my lines. If you know what your cues are, then you know what your reaction is going to be to them. Acting is about reacting, and if I can kind of purely react, that's easier for me.
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Failure is success if we learn from it.
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I don't know what's with me and the 'of God' shows. It's hard to tweet about, because I guess 'God' triggers some kind of filter.
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Throughout my life, I have valued relationships far more than the professionalism.
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I do not want to do a role which is similar to the previous one or the concept and the genre.
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A good writer can set a thriller anywhere and make it convincing: the trick is to evoke the setting in such a way that it highlights the crime or unsettles the reader.
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I do think a carpenter needs a good hammer to bang in the nail.
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Wickets are like wives. You never know what to expect from them.
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The end of my playing career was May 28, 2017. That, for me, was an historic day. I'll carry it with me forever. It will be hard to explain to people the feelings and emotions I felt that day.
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I've never cackled with laughter at a single line I've ever written. None of it has given me pleasure.
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I have a mental coach in Korea, and I talk to her every week before the tournament, during the tournament and try to talk to her and try to get a little bit of the pressure off.
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Before I started doing the film and when I found out I was going to be doing it, I just decided to pump up on the whole cardio stuff. Just in terms of stamina.
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We live a happy life, and we don't take anything too seriously.
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I usually end up making a huge mess every morning when I get dressed. My outfit affects my whole day. I'm always running late, and I'm always trying to make sure I feel really good in what I'm wearing, because if you're wearing something you're not comfortable in, it ruins your day.
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Humanity today possesses sufficient economic, cultural and spiritual resources to introduce a better global order.
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Music is something I can't stop. Whether people are going to hear it or not, I'm still going to make music.
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I am going to Rio with a chance of a medal.
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I used to imagine working as a White House staffer some day, so it was pretty amazing to be there... realizing another dream.
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That's the value of a college education... I don't know anywhere in the world where you can make an investment and make that kind of return.
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I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot.
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I write novels and other things.
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I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.
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My life is full, and I love it. Acting is the frosting on the cake for me.
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I'm more interested in knowing my cues than my lines. If you know what your cues are, then you know what your reaction is going to be to them. Acting is about reacting, and if I can kind of purely react, that's easier for me.
