Manny Montana Quotes
As an actor, you're always worried about getting stuck on a show that's not good because working actors need the paycheck. So being cast on a regular procedural, where everything gets wrapped up by the end of the episode, was always a fear of mine because that doesn't really test you as an actor.
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What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
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I don't have any problem with being the guy whose album people put on when they're feeling sad.
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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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I really loved living in the White House, but I don't miss it at all.
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Sometimes I'm more stubborn than I am smart.
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You see people in Hollywood trying to make blockbuster after blockbuster, but it's not possible. There's some god up there saying, 'You will fail now.' But I suppose that's true of us all.
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The voters in District 8 shared our vision that Washington is broken, and we're going to go up there and fix it.
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Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female.
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Whenever you're going through a tough time, generally, you become more compassionate, you become softer, you become more thoughtful, kinder. These are all spiritual qualities that will help you to align yourself with God and God consciousness rather than with a split fear-based consciousness.
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People think they have to give up things to make a difference to the world, but you don't have to.
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Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.
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More is asked of you on stage. It's no way to make a living. But it's like a bullfight. You find out who can do it and who can't.
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But it has often happened that I have found the most seductive depictions of sin in the pages of those very men of incorruptible virtue who condemned their spell and their effects.
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In this film, we took a helicopter up and showed London as a vista, which is not very often done.
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I think Sin City is a good example. Nobody would accuse Sin City of being historically inaccurate because it takes place in modern times.
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'Paranormal Activity' was a unique project in that I made it basically on my own, with a little help, and I had no exposure to the filmmaking world when I made it.
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As an actor, you're always worried about getting stuck on a show that's not good because working actors need the paycheck. So being cast on a regular procedural, where everything gets wrapped up by the end of the episode, was always a fear of mine because that doesn't really test you as an actor.
