Michael Mina Quotes
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There's nobody else that can double me - except for a doll.
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I'm not looking for a challenge, necessarily. I'm looking to make a really great film.
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Whenever I don't' have to wear makeup, it's a good day.
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I'm not the hands-on guy. I like writing the check, and I turn it over to the guys that make it happen, much like the way I ran my business.
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I think humans are fascinating in general. We're so weird. We do so many quirky things, and we don't even know it. There's just so many layers upon layers of nuances in everything we do, and the most fun part as an actor is trying to get into all those nuances, whether they're conscious or unconscious.
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It's almost always possible to be honest and positive.
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I wasn't one of those kids who was chasing the dream and wanted to get to Hollywood because one day I was gonna get my chance and be a big star. I never felt like that.
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The Gold Rush and the Pony Express made Sacramento a substantial place in terms of enterprise.
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I never travel without my Stetson, but the more I wear it the more I realise that no one wears hats any more. When I was a kid everybody wore hats, especially in Texas, but I get off the plane in Dallas now and I'm the only guy with a hat. It's amazing.
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It is to do nothing that the elect exist. Action is limited and relative. Unlimited and absolute is the vision of him who sits at ease and watches, who walks in loneliness and dreams.
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Perhaps the most prevailing expectation of men is our Superman expectation: the fear we are merely Clark Kents who won't be accepted unless we are a Superman.
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Place honey on the altars and die, You lovers that are bitter at heart.
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It was Richard Parker who calmed me down. It is the irony of this story that the one who scared me witless to start with was the very same who brought me peace, purpose, I dare say even wholeness.
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I can count on one hand the number of times I've done SoulCycle. I was not soul'd.
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I have passed on on a lot of roles. I purely and simply do what I like.
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The thing to remember is that the work comes first, and not to get distracted by anything else. If you keep focused on the work, everything else will fall into place. That's my mantra now.
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I was hugely relieved to discover there was a purpose for girls with loud voices.
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I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.
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I don't like doing the same runs. I like to mix it up a lot.
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I have a crazy work ethic. I'll do 20 songs a day. I love music that much.
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I think what we've been able to do with 'Longmire' is balance this procedural with a bit of a soap opera, and it's a character study of this character, Walt Longmire, and the people around him.
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You're always trying to balance your understanding of who you are and what you need, and your longing and imaginings of freedom.
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The Navy's paid for you to go through school, and then they need doctors to go out and take care of people who are in various different parts of the world. I decided to pay back my time first as an undersea medical officer. I was stationed in Scotland.
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Food is all about balance; it is all about taste.
