Gary Sinise Quotes
You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom.
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If it's free, it's advice; if you pay for it, it's counseling; if you can use either one, it's a miracle.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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With the price of life these days, you've got to get everything for free you can.
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If I ever feel that acting is just soul-sucking and I don't want to do it anymore, I could stop.
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.
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What you pay for an investment is the single biggest determinant for how successful that investment will be. When equity prices are high, your returns will be lower. When they are cheap, your returns will be higher.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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I remember how much fun it was to pick out my lunchbox. My all-time favorite lunch box was from the movie 'Annie.' Also, I loved picking out school supplies! Trapper Keepers were my favorite.
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There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!
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You know, I haven't written as much as most other writers. Certainly maybe those who keep a more regular schedule accomplish more.
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It was really really neat to make the movie because there were mentally challenged actors in the movie. So that was really really cool to work with them and they were always really happy, and they made everybody really happy on the set too.
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Acting is about going into the space, and there are just some places that I'm not willing to go.
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You know in the West they support realistic forces.
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Attraction is what happens between you. It's not universal. And it's not conventional. And thank God for that.
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I've never done a superhero movie. It's very nice to you as an actor in several worlds to go and to experiment.
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There are really very few roles for women in films in which you can also make a living.
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Slowly but surely, I went through different phases of fame, and each rises you further into isolation and alienation.
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I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right.
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So if you want to have a great video game-based movie you have to keep the mood of the game, use the normal character setup - but you have to flesh out the story and provide more background for the characters.
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A flair for publicity does not necessarily mean a flair for acting.
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I rewrite my books many times before submitting them, and after my editor takes a look I wind up rewriting some more! It's a good thing I learned at an early age to keep on trying. Stick to it, and eventually you'll get there.
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'I once saw a film where the main character didn't speak for the first half hour.'
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You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom.
