Michael Ian Black Quotes
Whatever expectations I had for myself, none of them have come to pass. I grew up thinking I was going to be an actor, which I am. But I thought I'd be a very serious sort of Shakespearean guy going from town to town having sex with various Juliets all over the country.
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I think I'm always trying to subvert conventions, and sometimes it's more successful than others.
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I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.
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I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.
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I don't have a great instrument. I don't have the kind of ungodly control over my voice and body that great actors have. And I've worked with enough great actors to know that I'm not one.
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Long Kiss Goodnight has a huge cult following. They could make another version of that movie right now and make a lot of money.
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Personally, I love theater; that's where I started.
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You don't have to be dowdy to be a Christian.
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This is what I love to do. And if pressure is something that comes with playing good golf, that's something a professional golfer has to handle.
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I have all sorts of problems and feel discouraged.
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I don't think people are fools, and I think they deserve a good attitude and smart entertainment.
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In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
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I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths.
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I don't rehearse with my actors... the first rehearsal is the first time we turn the camera on... Sydney Pollack never rehearsed his actors, and I found out that's allowed... so you film reactions; you don't create them.
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Well, they just don't know anything else except that one form of their business, acting, and they don't really want to learn any other part of it, or they would. Directing and producing and putting a show together is very creative, for me.
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I do think grand gestures are a hit and miss, especially for girls.
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We constantly had family conversations. A lot of conversations about life. We've always been a family to where we did everything together, whether it was karate or Bible study... I just really had a chance to look and learn.
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Better a decent remake than a bad original, don't you think?
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Whenever I'm with you, I'm home.
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Albert Murray's The Omni-Americans is the most valuable non-business book because it discusses how you have to draw upon everyone's creativity. America is a mash-up of cultures and traditions, and great businesses know how to tap the strengths of all their employees, whatever their background may be.
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I'm not a real Halloween kind of guy, because Halloween is every day.
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Whatever expectations I had for myself, none of them have come to pass. I grew up thinking I was going to be an actor, which I am. But I thought I'd be a very serious sort of Shakespearean guy going from town to town having sex with various Juliets all over the country.
