Stuart Townsend (Stuart Peter Townsend) Quotes
I do love comedy, I have to say. That's one of the greatest things about being an actor: You get to try new things and play around in different genres.Stuart Townsend
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We know that the elements in play in a show like 'Confederate' are much more raw, much more real, and people come into them much more sensitive and more invested, than they do with a story about a place called 'Westeros,' which none of them had ever heard of before they read the books or watched the show.
D. B. Weiss -
Spitfire asked me if I had a problem talking about Van Halen or Extreme. I really don't. There are people who are just going to want to know what it was like to play with Eddie.
Gary Cherone Van Halen -
He was so honest you could play craps with him over the phone.
Earl Wilson -
I like to play guitar, jam out, play the blues, go watch movies. I love movies.
Dane Cook -
I love to play music.
Gavin DeGraw -
I never set out to do this; I never set out to say, 'Can I break this record?' Then all of a sudden, the preparations made for the celebration put pressure on me. I said, 'Okay, I have to get there.' After 2,130, there was sort of a realization it was a foregone conclusion you're going to play tomorrow.
Cal Ripken, Jr.
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You know, I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a lot of things, not realizing that that meant I probably wanted to be an actor.
Hank Azaria -
I like being able to play women that are growing or aren't easy to love. Maybe they are really likable, but they're annoying because they're not tapping into who they're suppose to be. You're watching them, and you're like, 'Oh, why does she keep making this decision?'
Taylour Paige -
I like to play by my own rules.
Laila Ali -
I decided I would go to NYU so I could get into the comedy world and have legit housing, and my parents would not have trusted investing in a straight-up comedy career.
Ilana Glazer -
I think we're the only jokeless show on television. I mean really, we have no setups and no punch lines. It's not a joke show. There are funny lines and funny moments but again the comedy is born of the human experience and awkward pauses are a great part of what it is to be human.
Rainn Wilson -
I didn't get into comedy to talk about violent death all the time.
Larry Wilmore
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I'd like to classify my life as a romantic comedy. Unfortunately I feel it's probably more like a TV reality show.
Uma Thurman -
We have to make our own happiness, and we have to make our own decisions and play the hand that is dealt to us.
Maeve Binchy -
Real comedy doesn't just make people laugh and think, but makes them laugh and change.
Sam Kinison -
If A is success in life, then A = x + y + z. Work is x, play is y and z is keeping your mouth shut.
Albert Einstein -
Your funny gets developed pretty early on. Comedy requires that you understand as much as possible about the viewpoints of all people and everything that's going on around you. It genuinely requires a true point of view, a real sense of your own view of things in the world.
Elizabeth Banks -
I love a good Steve Martin, Martin Short scene where they're being super physical - I don't mean to compare myself - but I relate to their type of comedy because they do crazy stuff but come at it in an honest way.
Jaime Federico Said Camil Saldaña da Gama
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I sort of attract people who are interested in my comedy for being able to talk about whatever I want to talk about and not being ashamed of who I am and not hiding it.
James Adomian -
We want to encourage those who are able to work, no question.
Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder -
With network, shows are pulled half the time after three episodes whether they're good or they're not good. It's a numbers game. With cable, they can take a lot more liberties.
Valerie Cruz -
Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.
Larry Wall -
Bringing GIS into schools gets the kids very excited and indirectly teaches them different components of STEM education. That's been illustrated at school after school.
Jack Dangermond -
I do love comedy, I have to say. That's one of the greatest things about being an actor: You get to try new things and play around in different genres.
Stuart Townsend