Missi Pyle Quotes
I really love being a character actor. I have to say I wish it were a little easier. There are still a lot of things that I don't get, like I do wish I had more of my own.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
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We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.
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I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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You read a million scripts during pilot season, and most of them are not very good, so the good ones really shine.
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Yoga may look peaceful and calming, but even Arnold Schwarzenegger would have trouble breathing after twenty 'surya namaskars' in a row.
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Ringside seats mean you hear the breaking of ribs, the splattered cartilage of what was once the boxer's nose, the dislocation of the jaw, the horrifying 'ugggh' that the boxer utters milliseconds after receiving a crushing left hook to the solar plexus or kidneys or head.
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Hand washing is the first basic step towards achieving any millennium goals for development. It saves lives.
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Enjoy doing nothing, and you can enjoy doing anything. Enjoy having nothing, and you can enjoy whatever you have.
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I think from an actor's point of view, you always want something to play that's dramatic or something that feels like it could be very bold in choice. And of course, the boldest possible choice you could play at the end of a character's life is death.
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I can't change the past, and I don't think I would. I don't expect to be understood. I like what I've written, the stories and two novels. If I had to give up what I've written in order to be clear of this disease, I wouldn't do it.
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It's quite nice to have a bit more color on the lips during wintertime. And it's festive, isn't it?
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A key component of social media is 'following' - and no one is there to see what you have to say on Instagram or Twitter if they aren't motivated to follow you.
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We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.
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My degree was in theater administration. So I can sell the hell out of a ticket at the box office.
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I don't think I'm ugly, but I never thought I was that special.
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No, we are not anti-white. But we don't have time for the white man. The white man is on top already, the white man is the boss already... He has first-class citizenship already. So you are wasting your time talking to the white man. We are working on our own people.
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I find that, for me, personally - and this is in everyday life - if I'm not growing, if I can't be stimulated in a conversation, then I am bored. And I'm not good when I'm bored.
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I hate the analyzing thing. People say, 'Why do you think your character did that? I don't know. I'm not an analyst, and they're not in psychotherapy. Unless it's a film where they're in therapy.
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Every time I talk about 'The Shield' I kind of talk about it from three perspectives, as if I'm three people, because I'm a fan of the show. I'm in love with all the other characters and their journeys and their work. But then, as an actor, I love getting this kind of rich material and having to do it. As my character, did my journey finish?
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If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life.
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I really love being a character actor. I have to say I wish it were a little easier. There are still a lot of things that I don't get, like I do wish I had more of my own.
