William Petersen Quotes
Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking around in his life. He likes to poke around in his work.
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A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it gains a certain polish.
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The true Christian is called to be a soldier and must behave as such from the day of his conversion to the day of his death. He is not meant to live a life of religious ease, indolence and security. He must never imagine for a moment that he can sleep and doze along the way to heaven, like one traveling in an easy carriage.
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Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them.
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You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.
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Privacy is not explicitly spelled out in the Constitution as freedom of speech is in the First Amendment.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.
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All of the characters in my films, they share one commonality. It doesn't matter whether they are good or bad, it doesn't matter whether they are smart or stupid, these characters all take responsibility for their own behavior. I'm much the same.
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All my brothers and my dad at one point had dreadlocks.
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I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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Language does not make one an elite.
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Owing to the fact that leaders in the women's groups made a point of serving on the jury here whenever they were called, we have always had an unusually high type of women represented on the jury.
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The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
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I don't have any particular goals in making a recording. In a way the recording is itself the goal. The music comes into my mind, and from there the main job is to give form to it.
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I don't like people waiting on me. I feel it is an unnecessary expense.
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The Touchables, whether they are vegetarians or flesh-eaters, are united in their objection to eat cow's flesh. As against them stand the Untouchables, who eat cow's flesh without compunction and as a matter of course and habit.
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After so many years of rejection, I felt acting would have to become a hobby rather than a full-time profession.
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I did an episode of a show called 'Mind Games,' which is no longer on the air, and it was an intellectual comedy-drama. It was just really smart TV.
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The book 'A Reliable Wife' is a slice of American history. It takes a part of American history and tells a story about the purchase of a wife by a Wisconsin businessman. The research of that would have been really interesting.
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Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you've got all the answers, then don't call what you do 'faith.'
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Keep yourself busy if you want to avoid depression. For me, inactivity is the enemy.
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You have to strike while the iron is hot. You have to take downtime to see friends and family, but my passion is acting: pursuing those scary, challenging characters and working with passionate people.
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Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking around in his life. He likes to poke around in his work.
