Steven Van Zandt Quotes
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With film, I have to be a team player; it's a whole different thing. I can't just be a one-man show. I have to learn how to use people to the best of their ability and motivate them to be as passionate about the project as I am.
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I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.
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A horse is a thing of beauty... none will tire of looking at him as long as he displays himself in his splendor.
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Genius always finds itself a century too early.
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I am totally a fringe candidate, and so is Bill Weld: you know, two Republican governors serving in heavily blue states, outspoken, small government guys, outspoken on the social liberal side. We're fringe, totally. We're fringe.
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I came out of what we romance writers call The Romance Ghetto, because we get so little respect.
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For me, my 20s were all about reaching for the brass ring of work in theater, television, and film, surviving in between by waiting tables, painting houses, serving coffee, and temping.
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I have some sweets now and then, but I wouldn't say I have a major sweet tooth.
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The 'Fake News Alert' Chrome extension, created by 'New York Magazine' journalist Brian Feldman, identifies hoax news articles. However, cutting out fake news source entirely from operating is easier said than done, since anyone with internet access can create fake news.
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So many of us, we love these things that come from Japan. We play the video games every day, we read the manga, people watch the cartoons, they absolutely love it.
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When you're around somebody like E-40, all you can do is watch and learn, and soak up game.
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I think comedy does have that powerful thing that doesn't seem too preachy because you're also making people laugh, so it's really kind of a good tool for messaging.
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The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.
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A lot of people don't know how to talk on the phone anymore.
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On my father's side, I'm descended from immigrants, one of whom was a Syrian refugee from the Armenian genocide, and my mother was an immigrant from Germany whose visa had expired and, for a year and change, was undocumented here in the U.S.
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It's sad that because I have one friend who is in the public eye, just being seen out together once means we're romantically involved. But I don't take it seriously, and it doesn't really affect me much.
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Jennifer Aniston is one of the most down-to-earth, low-key people I know.
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People on the lower rungs are more vulnerable to sexual harassment than those at the top.
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Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul.
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A relationship is sent by God and accident.
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Southern Appalachians have been ridiculed since the country began. In fiction, they're usually depicted in a cartoonish manner. The region is poor, and very suspicious of outsiders, so there's a sort of 'us versus them' situation. They're easy to poke fun at.
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I've never tried to reach a certain demographic of an audience or try to say: OK, now I'm going to do this type of film to transition myself into more adult roles. Or a romantic hero. Or whatever it may be.
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Rihanna, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj - we may not win, but we would have a lot of fun [in 4x400m relay team].
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Reach for greatness, nothing less. And make sure you have some fun along the way.
