William Devane Quotes
Writers are not always right however, but then again, I've been on shows where the actors have complete control and change everything and it's terrible.
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It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos.
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I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.
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Theatre demands different muscles and different aspects of one's personality.
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We rarely grow when we're happy, we grow when we hurt.
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If you want to do something, what does it matter where you are ranked?
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It usually starts with the director and any other creatives who may be involved at the start. It's a collaboration. I bring what I have naturally and, hopefully, what they cast me for, and then we start playing and tweaking until we have what they feel's right. It helps to have some artwork to inspire me, but I don't always get that luxury.
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America is a world leader, but we should not be its policeman or ATM.
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The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution.
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I'm not in charge of judgments in Iran. The judicial system in Iran is an independent body of its own, and it follows the laws, and it must operate according to the law.
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I don't need to sell tons of records, but I want longevity. I want to make music for the rest of my life.
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I want a girlfriend who eats as much as I do, which is a lot.
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For me, there is no hope without faith. Faith is a higher good. Faith in our divinity.
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But, I do think, on a very simplistic level, that we can project onto dogs because they are so innocent. They don't come with a lot of baggage.
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Studios and networks who ignore either shift - whether the increasing sophistication of storytelling, or the constantly shifting sands of technological advancement - will be left behind.
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I'm aware that, from the outside, this looks like I've got quite an ego.
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Anyone with a internet connection and an idea can develop an audience
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When I finally make up my mind that I want to do something, it's never been hard for me to do.
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No man has a right in America to treat any other man "tolerantly" for tolerance is the assumption of superiority. Our liberties are equal rights of every citizen.
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I just need to go to like an island or something.
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Halloween is one of my favorite days of the year. I have a strict rule: I don't work on Halloween and I won't travel on Halloween. Not for any reason.
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The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie.
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I have seen the glories of art and architecture, and mountain and river; I have seen the sunset on the Jungfrau, and the full moon rise over Mont Blanc; but the fairest vision on which these eyes ever looked was the flag of my country in a foreign land. Beautiful as a flower to those who hate it, terrible as a meteor to those who hate it, it is the symbol of the power and glory, and the honor, of fifty million Americans.
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Writers are not always right however, but then again, I've been on shows where the actors have complete control and change everything and it's terrible.
