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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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 think sometimes celebrities can hurt a candidate. You don't want people to judge them on your last project.
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The main focus in my life now is to open people's minds so no one will be so conceited that they think they have the total truth. They should be eager to learn, to listen, to research and not to confine, to hurt, to kill, those who disagree with them.
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What's great is my parents aren't stuck in the '60s. My dad is so into the culture of today.
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If everything always went perfectly, I would feel like, When is the ball going to drop? Because good things don't always last. Maybe I'm a pessimistic person. When something just seems too good, I can't believe it.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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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.
