M. K. Asante Quotes
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I talk every day about doing the right thing.
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I never blamed Pinochet, or my torturers, or external circumstances.
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I don't think I have a signature.
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This life and this job and this position that I'm put in, it forces you to grow up quick. I definitely got dropped in the deep end.
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When I was a kid growing up, I always thought I would be a journalist, and I thought, you know, I'd cover stories about other people, and we're always taught never to make the story about yourself.
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But as long as you're creating the art you want to create, if people start liking you, you shouldn't have to apologize. You want your stuff to be heard by as many people as possible.
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The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
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Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.
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I don't run after successful directors. I give importance to the content of the film.
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I don't like to post fresh standup material, because I want to use it in a special. The stuff I like to post online I like to be off-the-cuff moments.
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I would say to an actor new to the business that it's best to go where you are most comfortable as a person, both in and outside of the business.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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When I cook a meal, I like to serve things one by one and keep them separate. I get that from my father - he's such a purist. Some people even put their desserts on the main plate. It's just wrong.
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I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.
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I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed.
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
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It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees.
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It seems to me an indictment of the Republican Party that if you talk about issues of poverty and upward mobility, people assume you're a Democrat.
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I don't think that swearing or gratuitous violence or sex make a show better. I just think there are natural rhythms to a human being in these situations, and what happens in these situations that cable allows is a natural reaction.
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I care about our employees more than anybody in my company. I care about my kids, too, but that doesn't mean I give them everything that they want.
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I would work with any one of them again in a heartbeat because it was joyous and incredibly easy.
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I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an actor has an instrument that is constantly changing.
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I lived on my own when I was living in New York City when I was 18, working on a show. And that definitely kind of grows you up a little faster than a normal 18-year-old in college, so I think so. I think I've got some street smarts.
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I write-down to speak-up.
