Steven Amsterdam Quotes
I could imagine that a character could do almost anything at any time, and that was the freedom of the whole thing. But keeping track of what was plausible for certain characters was the challenge.
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Japanese businesspeople and companies are lacking in individuality.
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I'm a decent tennis player. Good backhand.
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People are told their rights when they're arrested. Consumers getting collection letters are entitled to the same courtesy.
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There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
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I think life gives you lemons, and the thing that I'm working on doing is not watering it down, not putting sugar in it. Just drink it straight. The more you can take life head on... it's gonna make you a better person, and then you have nothing left to be afraid of. And what an awesome way to live.
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I'm quite good at taking in information so I voraciously inhale Wikipedia - which may have some things wrong in it, but I think is generally more information than we had before. Last tour we didn't have Wikipedia. And then Discovery Channel and History Channel. I can take it in and retain what I think are the most important facts.
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A lovely nook of forest scenery, or a grand rock, like a beautiful woman, depends for much of its attractiveness upon the attendance sense of freedom from whatever is low; upon a sense of purity and of romance.
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We clearly realize that freedom's inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of cant.
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Ummm, there is not just one good thing about being a VJ, it is a package deal. It is a fun job and you get paid to party and have a good time and make people have a good time, which is great.
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I don't leave London, really, and I don't do theatre, because I want to put the kids to bed.
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No actor wants to play to an empty house.
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I think travel is probably the downside of playing professional golf, but you've got to do it.
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When people laugh at me, they are not laughing in the way that they normally would at a comedian. They are laughing with relief, because the truth has been spoken, and political correctness has not strangled this particular gigastar.
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Women will never be taken seriously until they accept full responsibility for their sexuality.
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The unity is brought about by force.
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Being a doctor, lawyer in war-torn countries isn't easy when the infrastructure isn't there. The money, the food and education is not always accessible to achieve those dreams.
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Thankfully, God blessed me with some legs that move pretty good, and we also get to wear pads, so I should be alright.
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Monogamy is desirable for many reasons, especially in creating a stable, emotionally connected home for children. But judging from centuries of human behavior, it is also a very difficult standard to meet.
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When you play a character for so long, it's easy to get disengaged, and it becomes mundane and routine.
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As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people.
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I remember going to see Starlight Express almost every birthday I had as a treat because I just loved it, and the idea that you could rollerskate in a sort of scary old theatre... It was sort of a novel concept.
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If I were to say that I grew up in East Los Angeles in the projects poor, I assumed that everybody understood that it came with its own reasons for being the way I am. I didn't get that people needed to understand where my comedy came from; I thought that they knew that. Now I tell people.
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I could imagine that a character could do almost anything at any time, and that was the freedom of the whole thing. But keeping track of what was plausible for certain characters was the challenge.
