Michael Harney Quotes
I don't want stuff that's compromising to me as a person, but as long as it has a pathway to redemption and has meaning, there's something solid in that in terms of the way I experience it.
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I will say this: I think 'Big Brother' is the biggest snooze known to mankind.
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If you are trying to get people to work on a problem together, it's best if they don't know where you, as the supervisor/manager, stand on the question.
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There's the wonder of being able to do research from your own living room, of course. I do find that my biggest research issue, though, is how to frame my questions.
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As someone who has had cancer, I learned that you don't have to die. Look at me. Because of early detection, I'm fine. I'm cured. I'm well.
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I feel that, at this point in my career, I don't want to do another television show. I don't want to do a film.
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It's a constant challenge trying to find balance between styling, designing and being a mom.
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In the movies, they make you look good and tough, but in real life, it's completely the opposite. I do these ueber roles, I think, because in real life I'm quite shy and reserved. In real life, I'm a dork.
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I only hope that one day, America will recognize what the rest of the world already has known, that our indigenous music - gospel, blues, jazz and R&B - is the heart and soul of all popular music; and that we cannot afford to let this legacy slip into obscurity, I'm telling you.
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I knew I would get offers to play the villain after 'Kick,' and I had already decided to reject all of them.
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Making films. It gave me a voice. Legitimately saved me.
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I've worked with David Lynch since I was 17, and working with him is home and family; being around Alexander Payne is home and family, Jonathan Demme. There are directors... Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson... They are directors where I create homes.
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Brussels' stance against Poland is not just... they should give more respect to the Poles.
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With a young-adult series, you need to get a lot of books out on the market quickly. Teenagers aren't going to wait years and years for the next book.
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My stepdad is a Patriots fan, so I've become a Pats fan, too.
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I'm a germ-phobe when I meet a lot of people or shake a lot of hands. I always have hand sanitizer and alcohol swabs so I can sort of go back and forth between the two.
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If you don't feel good in it, don't wear it, because you'll never look good.
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Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me.
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I think I've done everything on 'The X Factor' apart from the cleaning.
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I'd been sending out demos and CDs for years. I knew my stuff was good enough, but I was getting nowhere. Then, three people - my future manager and two publishers - happened to send one of my tracks to EMI publishing in the same week. All of a sudden, they were interested!
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The death penalty fulfills a preventive function, but it is also very clearly a form of revenge. It is an especially severe form of punishment because it is so final. The human life is ended and the executed person is deprived of the opportunity to change, to restore the harm done or compensate for it.
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Music isn't selling like it used to, but the one thing you can't steal or download is a live show experience or a T-shirt.
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The intensity of cyber conflict around the world is increasing, and the tools are becoming cheaper and more readily available.
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I have a card catalogue in my brain of every lyric of every sappy love song ever written.
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I don't want stuff that's compromising to me as a person, but as long as it has a pathway to redemption and has meaning, there's something solid in that in terms of the way I experience it.
