W. Kamau Bell Quotes
I think a lot of people get into stand-up to be the center of attention, which is perfectly legitimate. But I think I got in there to be heard.
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The Supreme Court is not elected, and it is therefore not a proper arbiter of social policy.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.
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When I was sixteen years old, I was sentenced to two years in prison; the Swedish government changed it, so I could go to a boarding school as part of a social programme. I was in this boarding school with some of the richest kids in Sweden.
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A man is what he thinks about all day long.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
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I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.
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What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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A man that ain't willin' to cheat for a poke don't want it bad enough.
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I love a microphone and a big crowd; I'm an entertainer, I guess.
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Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
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For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.
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The poetry of this one is called philosophical, of that one philological, of a third rhetorical, and so on. Which is then the poetic poetry?
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A goal is a dream with a deadline.
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I thought art was dead rabbits hanging by their feet on a wall. I went to Italy and saw all the religious paintings, and they didn't move me all that much. Then someone invited me to see this van Gogh exhibit at the Rosenberg Gallery in San Francisco.
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The difference between religion and morality lies simply in the classical division of things into the divine and the human, if one only interprets this correctly.
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So many people have asked me about getting their own LEGO Oscar that I submitted it to LEGO Ideas so that everyone has the ability to get one.
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It's illegal to be gay in Little Rock - this is such a reality for so many people, but once people get to these bubbles of New York or L.A. or Boulder, Colorado, they forget.
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When you go to Best Buy and see a DVD of your movie, you think it's amazing. But then there's a whole other world that comes with it. It's a very small percent that's difficult, stalker-like, or annoying. Most people are just so gracious and so nice. As cheesy as it sounds, that's the thing that really keeps you going.
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Especially when I write, I want to get out of people's heads and have them speak and have them get dressed and have them go to work.
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You can't give up on me. If you give up, then I'm going to break into a million pieces. I'm here. I'll give you everything I've got.
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I think a lot of people get into stand-up to be the center of attention, which is perfectly legitimate. But I think I got in there to be heard.
