Mandy Patinkin Quotes
My favorite word was a word James Lapine used repeatedly in 'Sunday in the Park with George,' which was the word 'connect.' All I want to do is connect.
Quotes to Explore
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If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
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I'm an actor; I want to play roles, not a role.
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I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.
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I'm very comfortable being naked. It's one of my favorite things to do.
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I want the kind of career where I can move back and forth.
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I really don't want to portray the Islamists as simply evil, the way it's often done in the west.
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Anyone who says they want to make a game that becomes a cult classic is kinda screwy, right? I mean, you want to reach the largest audience you can.
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We want to believe that we're invulnerable, and that people who get tricked deserve it. Well, they don't. And someday the arrogant types who mock the gullible are likely to get their turn to wear the dunce cap.
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'Hell is for Children' is amazing to do every night and 'Promises in the Dark' and 'Love Is a Battlefied,' of course, but my absolute favorite would be 'Heartbreaker.' It's the one that started everything, so it has a very special place in my heart. And it still rocks every night! It's so fun to do.
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I'm terrified of therapy because I don't want it to mess with my creativity.
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I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.
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My favorite animal is a polar bear. They're going extinct, and I really don't want that to happen.
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You want to know why there's a Texas Rangers? Well, here's the answer. You know how the six-gun came around? Well, here's the answer. You want to know why Mexicans allowed Americans to settle Texas in the first place? It was fear of Comanches.
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If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn't be an actor. You're in the wrong profession.
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My mother witnessed the martyrdom of her husband, Hajj Malik Shabazz, Malcolm X, on Sunday, February 21, 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. My older sisters, Attallah, Qubilah and I were seated with our mother up front and stage right.
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My parents would always say, 'It doesnt' matter if it's a guy picking up the garbage or the President of the United States, treat everybody as you would want to be treated.
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I've got a lot of other things I want to do.
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Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.
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I grew up in a courtroom kind of like the one you saw in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' - big, big courtroom, sometimes it didn't even have air conditioning.
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Happiness is the bomb cosmetic! When I'm smiling, sometimes I'm giving thanks for all the things I have rather than worrying about the things I don't.
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Global warming is something that happens to all of us, all at once.
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The lack of money is the root of all evil.
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When we shoot 24, there are so many things I have to worry about, from the script to technical things to my performance, that I dont have a second to be bored or take anything for granted. We produce 24 hours of film a season, which is like making 12 movies.
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My favorite word was a word James Lapine used repeatedly in 'Sunday in the Park with George,' which was the word 'connect.' All I want to do is connect.
