Vinnie Jones Quotes
To get on in Hollywood, you've gotta be a bit gay and a bit Jewish, and I'm saving up to be Jewish.
Quotes to Explore
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
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My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.
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If you're expecting an intellectual film, then you will be disappointed.
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My advice to anyone would be to focus on your current job and be the best at it. The rest will take care of itself.
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You're going to have some ups and downs, so you have to prepare yourself to be ready. Those down moments come.
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When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe. And I think that's a really dangerous, limiting mindset.
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Whether it's backing up or starting, I have the confidence to go out there and do good, so I'm gonna play my role.
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I'm not better than anyone else. I'm not supposed to be on a pedestal. I've always stayed away from that.
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I remember immediately - immediately - feeling like, 'I don't want to play 'We Are Young' when I'm 35. I don't want to be defined by this.'
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Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre.
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We all have the archetype inside us of the enlightened being.
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I did one of those 'born again' things and invited Jesus to become the chairman of the board, of my life.
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You begin to take on the mentality of your coach. If he feels so confident, then I feel confident.
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I think God has a tremendous sense of humor.
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The first aspect of a business that you need to make it work well is money. Once the money aspect is flowing, you can freely work on other aspects.
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You can usually tell when people aren't being authentic, but that goes for every artist, not just white artists.
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The audience may not have felt it was right, and the author may have felt a little upset, but every part I've played I've twisted around in my mind until I've made it into something of my own. Looking back over it, I didn't deliberately sit down and plan like that, but it does read like it.
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It's always tough when you lose - you've worked so hard for that moment and it hasn't gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there's always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game.
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Staying stagnant is not okay.
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Sometimes it's so weird just to do an interview. This morning I was back in my parents' house, with my brother, and we went for a jog together, then had breakfast as a family. And a couple of hours later I'm wearing high heels and a dress and makeup, and talking about my job.
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There's no question that the gay movement would not be as far along as it is without AIDS. But how can there be any other issue in the face of death, possible extinction?
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I grew up and had a lot of friends who were gay and Mormon. They couldn't come out to their parents. They couldn't even come out to me because we just wouldn't talk about it.
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To get on in Hollywood, you've gotta be a bit gay and a bit Jewish, and I'm saving up to be Jewish.
