Tim Robbins (Timothy Francis Robbins) Quotes
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Not to sound bad, but some girls are dumb. It's because they spend so much of their life trying to have the right look. On the other hand, some girls are just really smart. There are girls you can have conversations with that are healthy conversations. You can argue real life issues and solve problems together. That is what makes a woman sexy.
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As far as actors go, you're not going to find many ballplayers better than me.
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I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't.
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The actors that I love to work with, they're hard on me. They're pushing me.
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We have to confront the very scary fact that the president is a moron. He's really dumb.
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I don't think you need to dumb down to a child, you merely have to be clear, you know?
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Would it not be much better to have a president who deliberately lied to the people because he thought a war was essential than to have one who was so dumb as to be taken in by intelligence agencies, especially those who told him what he wanted to hear?
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The music that I wrote and recorded is music that I really enjoy listening to. It's just dumb luck that a lot of other people do, too.
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Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb.
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Latinos are very passionate, and they perform a lot, and look at me, I'm talking with my hands, and this is just my normal self, so it kind of allows me to be who I am and not dumb it down.
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Netflix did it right and focused on all the things that have replaced the dumb, raw numbers of the Nielsen world - they embraced targeted marketing and 'brand' as a virtue higher than ratings.
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Society and the system and politicians don't want people to be aware of things. They want people to believe what they have to show 'em.
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The business of funding digging journalists is important to encourage. It cannot be replaced by bloggers who don't have access to politicians, who don't have easy access to official documents, who aren't able to buttonhole people in power.
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As a director, I hoped that I was able to help the actors by giving them the space and the respect they need and the trust. I gave them what I always felt I needed when I was working.
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I'd love to perform with other actors and act with actors, true actors. I would like to be in a movie and have full room for acting.
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Not that it entirely matters: There is a perception that all actors make their movies. A lot of people assume you're responsible. George Clooney told me actors get all of the blame and all the credit.
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There's no 'dumb-ass' vaccine.
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The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year.
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A lot of people said we don't really need a politician on the court, but for the past 30 years, we have had politicians on the court. I think it would be helpful to have someone on the court who understand how its rulings affect the other arms of government.
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What is history but the story of how politicians have squandered the blood and treasure of the human race?
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Given that we cannot know all the elements in a problem, we never can solve it.
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I take pride in how great my relationship is with Chris, but having said that, of course, in this crazy world where he's off doing movies and I'm in L.A. raising our child, of course I'm going to feel vulnerable, like any normal human would.
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I've been interested in art and fashion for as long as I can remember because they are so visual. I am fascinated by the idea of visual creation from the ground up, which is a challenge in ballet when the audience has seen every show of yours, every other principal that you've shared a role with, and every different production.
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There are dumb actors. But there are dumb politicians and dumb bakers.