Akiva Goldsman Quotes
As you always discover when you make something, typically if your object isn't frivolous, people's relationship to it isn't frivolous.
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Let's talk about Connie Britton, who I love. I don't know of a person who doesn't love her, I don't know a man or woman who doesn't have a crush on her, she's the most fabulous person in the entire world, and she's such an incredible actress, and so sweet, and I love her.
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When you work with a legend as I do, it's wonderful. There's so many things I've learned working with Keith. He's so patient, not only with me, but with everyone in our crew and with the audience and with the game. He has a style that is so easy and will never be copied.
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Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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I actually have a fear of the water because I nearly drowned. I got caught in a rip tide, and I wasn't a good swimmer because that was when I was emigrating from England to Australia.
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When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isn't as though you go to a teacher. You just listen as much as you can and absorb everything.
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I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.
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My parents are both average size. For them to have a child who was very, very different and very, very small must have been incredibly hard.
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A slug is always on its own. It's a lonely insect.
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In New York I pretty much live in diners - I order French Fries, Diet Coke floats and lots of coffee.
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The mentality of how we treat one another needs to be examined - especially how we treat our men of color.
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I do think that people have moments of realisation in real life - even if it's on their death beds - when they suddenly think, 'Jesus - what did I do?'
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I love the sea, but I avoid any sort of seaside resort that has skyscrapers or seaside entertainments.
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To me, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves - it doesn't matter whether you're a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are.
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It's a little difficult when something goes from being an utter obsession - a thing where your skill defines you as a person - to it just being a thing you occasionally do.
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My job is to let everybody know what I stand for and to let my light shine. I want to show others the way I live so that hopefully they follow. I can also tell about my experiences as a Christian so that I may help bring others to Christ.
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I've seen the future, brother:it is murder.
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I've worn down America.
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I don't think my life is more interesting than anybody else's.
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Just as a flood-lighted temple is more beautiful in a severe storm or in a heavy fog, so the gospel of Jesus Christ is more glorious in times of inward storm and of personal sorrow and tormenting conflict.
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Everything is practice.
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There aren't as many roles for people who look like me, and it was always complicated when it came to casting my parents. But now I couldn't be more grateful that I have a different look.
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Everybody needs somebody.
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As you always discover when you make something, typically if your object isn't frivolous, people's relationship to it isn't frivolous.
