Amanda Seales Quotes
My thing about creating things is that it has to do two purposes: It has to serve me creatively but also has to serve the people.
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I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.
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You've got to live your life, you've got to enjoy it.
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You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' – the variety of characters was so amazing to me.
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Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
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Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.
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I don't expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible.
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When you're mid-season, in very intense situations, it's hard not to take that home with you. Especially when you're sleeping, you can't control what you dream about. And it sneaks into the unconscious.
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I know of some guitar-based rock bands that refuse to record anything that they can't play live. But some of the best stuff I come up with are studio-based performances - bringing out whatever accident I had in the studio and building a song around that.
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Well, wolves will pretty rarely hunt. You're vulnerable if you're on your own or injured. But for lone wolves, get up high, show them that you're not injured, face 'em off, be authoritarian with it, and look 'em in the eye.
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The secret of being a great actor is a love of food.
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I'm originally from San Francisco. I might move there some day. But, I like L.A., I have fun in L.A. It's a fun town if you've got money in your pocket. It's a good town.
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I've always been interested in the gangster genre, so to play Mickey Cohen was a real thrill. It's always fun to do your take on someone so iconic.
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I just remember the early days of Tenacious D. There was no talk or thought about doing a TV show or a movie.
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People always say to me, 'It must have been wonderful coming from old Hollywood, with all those movie stars,' but I never knew anyone. I didn't even know who Charlie Chaplin was. My parents really kept me away from it all.
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I've started doing yoga and meditation, but I'm not very good at that kind of thing and turning my brain off.
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Then India, everyone has his own idea of India.
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Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.
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I'm not the most charismatic, maybe emotional, fun-packed individual on the golf course; I get that.
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I think that addiction is a very, very important thing that has to be treated, but has to be treated as a health problem and not as a police problem.
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Don't seem to he on the lookout for crows, else you'll set other people watching.
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I cry at random things, like a flower, or someone giving me a present, or my sister giving me a nice hug.
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It is critical that the American people, and not just their financial institutions, be represented at the negotiating table.
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My thing about creating things is that it has to do two purposes: It has to serve me creatively but also has to serve the people.
