Morris Chestnut Quotes
I remember when we were in rehearsals and we were going through it because we rehearsed before we went to Toronto, and it's more of the same. She and I had to deal with a lot of stuff in this movie and we really have to take ourselves there. It actually started in rehearsals, and just revisiting that piece of it all. Just the way Monica is and what she says and the way she looks at me, it really affects me throughout rehearsals and throughout the scenes.
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Jazz is smooth and cool. Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn't methodical, but jazz isn't messy either. Jazz is a conversation, a give and take. Jazz is the connection and communication between musicians. Jazz is abandon.
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There are hundreds of people running around with great voices. If they would study and develop them they could become great singers.
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If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.
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It's funny, I remember doing the Johnny Carson show, and, uh, I couldn't afford my rent.
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Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.
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I like to look at 'A Place in the Sun' every now and get inspired by it.
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I'm prepared for Amir Khan moving swiftly - or for whatever style he comes out using. I prepared with sparring, in the style similar to what he uses.
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As the ratings go up, so does advertising revenue.
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I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.
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I don't want to collect Indian art, though pots and beadwork and blankets made by Indians remain the most beautiful art objects in the American West, in my opinion.
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I think it's really important to be conscious of yourself and the world around you. For me, that meant reading a lot and reporting.
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I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.
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The pace of Swedish crime fiction is slower - Stieg Larsson's the exception. And I think we use the environment more.
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Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
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In fact I enjoyed every minute of my life at King's, especially the discovery of French and German literature.
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There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.
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Regarding the Hall of Fame, when they decided I was going to be one of the possible candidates, when I heard that, I was so thrilled. You're always hoping for something like that.
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I've noticed that a lot of people in film always seem interested in music videos, like it's some, like, really exciting thing they've always wanted to do or something.
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All pitchers are liars or crybabies.
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I'm at a place where I want to have fun. I want to be challenged. I want to love the people I work with and continue to appreciate being in the position to work and play and explore.
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When I was little and I was introduced to Led Zeppelin, I didn't know what a zeppelin was or who Zeppelin was or what the machine was. The real meaning is whatever feelings and memories you attach to the music.
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Though my stories aren't autobiographical, I do sometimes use things from my life.
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If there was ever a man born to be a hitter it was me.
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I remember when we were in rehearsals and we were going through it because we rehearsed before we went to Toronto, and it's more of the same. She and I had to deal with a lot of stuff in this movie and we really have to take ourselves there. It actually started in rehearsals, and just revisiting that piece of it all. Just the way Monica is and what she says and the way she looks at me, it really affects me throughout rehearsals and throughout the scenes.
