Tim Robbins (Timothy Francis Robbins) Quotes
I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class.
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In so much of politics you're not allowed to disagree with what's been agreed.
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In Australia, they really want to turn me into a religion. A religion! Can you imagine? The Church of Edna? Oh. I don't want to be over-revered.
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It was in 1969, and I thought, wow, you know, I really didn't want to do a TV series. You know, I had my own act, and I was performing in Vegas and doing all of these exciting things.
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A lot of the former Idols were voting for me, and that makes me feel really good.
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Coney Island was the centre of the world for me. I loved the rides, the hot dogs - I've never gotten over it.
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Juilliard definitely emphasizes the theater. They don't train - at all really - for film acting. It's mostly process-oriented, pretty much for the stage.
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When the word 'morality' comes up in connection with economics, income distribution and financial stability are usually the issues. Is it moral for rich countries to use such a high proportion of the world's resources or for investment bankers to earn large bonuses?
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One should live between extravagance and meanness. Don't save money by starving your mind. It is false economy never to take a holiday, or never to spend money for an evening's amusement or for a useful book.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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There is a very deep conviction in the heart of the people who work in al-Jazeera that if it changes its editorial line, it will very quickly lose its audience. Al-Jazeera has its own style; it has more than 3,500 employees, and I don't think anyone will have the attitude of changing it because they will lose.
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An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect.
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We need to remain a nation that doesn't just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants who come here seeking to pursue the American Dream.
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I've been embracing gray hair since... high school, and I don't think that anything's changed since then.
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I've got a great eye for color. I'm like a chick.
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You have to come in on a professional level to make it, otherwise you just can't get into rap.
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A lot of films come out before they're finished.
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Every parent in America has the total power to control all television programming that is dispatched to their home today.
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I found that I was getting a warm reception for my message of freeing you from the income tax, releasing you from Social Security, ending the insane war on drugs, restoring gun rights, and reducing the federal government to just its constitutional functions.
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This is a serious warning cry: Surrender without reservation to the Lord who has called us. This is required of us so that the face of the earth may be renewed.
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I'm working harder now than ever before. I couldn't turn down the BBC job because I've never been offered the opportunity of killing three or four people on screen before!
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Acting is hard work. At times, it's very energizing and enervating. It's childish. It's also responsible. It's illuminating, enriching, joyful, drab. It's bizarre, diabolical. It's exciting.
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Acting profession is not marmalade.
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My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.
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I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class.
