Mandy Patinkin Quotes
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I am the daughter of the Chairman of the Board and thus, was raised with great music.
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I tell people in Chicago to take care of themselves.
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Had I been injured on the freeway and not in combat, it is likely that I would be bankrupt even though I had medical insurance through my civilian employer.
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You know who we hear about all the rappers from? The bus drivers.
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I was mostly an indoor girl at university. Where other students did drama or music or sport alongside their degrees, I wrote. I used to work on essays and classwork during the day and 'The Bone Season' in the evenings.
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I envision the script as a story in my mind, memorize the entire thing and have it play out. It helps me figure out where my character needs to go.
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Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.
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When I listen to a song, I don't say, 'Oh my gosh, that vocal line she sang was the best thing I ever heard.' I'm thinking, 'That lyric just moves me. That lyric just said what I feel better than I could say it myself.'
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I only feel sorry for weak people. And mostly what I've come to find is that the weak people are the ones that are the haters.
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My favorite big city would have to be Chicago. I lived in Indiana for several years and would always go into the city with my family for Cubs games or to visit the aquarium and museums on field trips.
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All I have to do to continue to make things work is make great records, and that's more important than having a crazy master plan.
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Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals.
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The day I make movies that Rupert Murdoch likes and admires is the day I'll throw in the towel, because he's got no taste.
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When Orientals are attacked, they don't hit back.
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London 2012 was the biggest thing I will probably ever do, but I didn't realise it at the time!
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When I think about voting, I can skip it and still see myself as a good citizen. But when I think about being a voter, now the choice reflects on my character. It casts a shadow.
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I joke, but only half joke, that if you show up in an American hospital missing a finger, no one will believe you until they get a CAT scan, MRI and orthopedic consult.
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I sometimes feel nervous because I give stupid answers to certain pointless questions. It happens in Turkish as much as in English. I speak bad Turkish and utter stupid sentences.
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Lyrically and thematically, the title 'Doctor Faith', that song is about therapy, psychotherapy, and that song is about emotions and personal insight. I think all the songs on the record sort of go along with that.
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Happiness is … the grace of being permitted to unfold … all the spiritual powers planted within us.
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I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or unnecessary thoughts. I think it's too exhausting to do that. To put things into perspective - your work is your work, and your leisure time is something else.
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Reality is a sliding door.
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We must not allow the horrific actions of madmen to cut us off from our humanity.
