Mandy Patinkin Quotes
One of the greatest gifts that 'Homeland' has given me is it's affirming on a daily basis.
Quotes to Explore
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Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private.
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I'm feeling incredibly Botox-tempted as my face collapses around my shoulders.
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I think that's just part of how it is with making art. Sometimes you're just flooded with ideas, and then other times you're questioning all the ideas you ever had before, and everything is just... lame.
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Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.
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I think film writing, you're thinking in pictures, and stage writing, you're thinking in dialogue. In film writing, it's also, you only get so many words, so everything has to earn its place in a really economical way. I think for stage writing, you have more leeway.
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I survived only a year in Berkeley, partly because I declined to sign the anticommunist loyalty oath.
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Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities.
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We're trying to always expand Smosh and make Smosh a big thing.
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I've only chosen films that offered me something concrete, even if it is less than what I get to do in the South.
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I think that if you do want to be a fighter, then you need to work harder than everybody else and make sure that you surround yourself with good people, especially if you're a woman. You've got to find a team that takes you seriously as a female fighter and is not going to rush you into the ring before you're ready.
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Life started getting good when I started making money.
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I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear.
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I always say that I don't like it when people follow trends too much, just because it is on the runway. I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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I've never turned to anybody for advice and counsel. Even when I was a very small child, I had to stand on my feet because of the circumstances of those times, and somehow, the circumstances have remained more or less the same. I have to take my own decisions.
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I dislike when people try to pigeonhole me, when all I want is to do good work.
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Of course the United States and Russia have different interests. Nevertheless, both are strategic partners.
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My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'
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I wish I could have won a lot more tournaments, but I got injured every time I played well.
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I was grateful to have two weeks to shoot this one scene in Harry Potter. It's a big, big scene, but they have to deliver. And they have high expectations.
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A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.
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It is not when truth is dirty, but when it is shallow, that the lover of knowledge is reluctant to step into its waters.
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I was in musical theater when I first started, so there was always both acting and singing. But as far as getting a record deal, that took time. The majority of that time, I was acting.
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Since the Creator had made the facts of the after-life inaccessible to man, He must not have required that man understand death in order to live fruitfully.
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One of the greatest gifts that 'Homeland' has given me is it's affirming on a daily basis.
