Nathan Lane Quotes
The reason I was in most of the movies I've done is that they paid for me to be in the theater.
Quotes to Explore
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Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you really are.
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Moral authority has been laid to rest, world opinion is no more than a game show and the difference between good and evil is about as relevant as changing channels.
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The way children are taught football doesn't encourage skill; the focus is on other areas.
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It's not every day that you get to be affectionate around something, it just doesn't happen that often.
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It's like everybody is shooting something, and everybody's a filmmaker; everybody can shoot a cat video and post it. So the big thing now is - for people that have talent and have something to say, and are creative, and are capable of making something good - is how do they get attention to it?
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I'm an actress, not a pinup.
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I've learned that for Indian people, the opportunity for us to succeed is very slim. So acting was a great tool for that. And in the process of learning about my culture, I've learned how to connect myself again to my ancestors.
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I think I'm a pretty well-kept secret.
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Somebody once told me I shouldn't try to change Hollywood. That isn't my point at all. I don't want Hollywood to change me.
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The South Africans decided that they would like to prove to the world they did not have any nuclear weapons and their decision was not doubted because it was the end of the Cold War, it was also the end of apartheid.
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Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air.
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The love story for me was the nature of the love and not the age of the lovers.
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No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going.
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I have superfine, superoily hair, so my struggle is always trying to get the volume I want. I end up not doing much with it ever.
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The gruesomeness of 'Death Line' was an absolute necessity for me to bring up the political content of the film. I wanted to show how devastating class distinction could be.
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There are lots of antagonists in the 'Jane Yellowrock' series, but one stands out as uber-evil to me, and that is Lucas DeAllyon.
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It's pretty neat to be able to help the team in different ways.
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I did swimming, gymnastics, dance, and the acting was just a small part. I didn't have pushy parents; it wasn't forced upon me. They just said, 'See if you like it. If you do, great; if you don't, don't worry about it.' I was really fortunate to have that guidance and supportive parents.
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Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.
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When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.
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I think film likes me better than the theatre does for some reason.
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We're brought up with a kind of romanticism that's so false it leads us astray. Falling in love and marriage is forever. The movies, then TV told us that, even—especially—the commercials.
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The reason I was in most of the movies I've done is that they paid for me to be in the theater.
