Raymond Cruz Quotes
I became fascinated by the fact that you could translate written material into performance.
Quotes to Explore
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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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I have vitamins I intend to take to be a better person. I even have a pillbox for them to remind myself to be healthier. But will I take them? Definitely not.
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I was pursuing the arts with theater in school, and I was doing after-school activities, but not in any real movement towards a professional career.
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It's the equivalent of putting on the brakes suddenly while driving uphill.
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I'm very particular about the kind of music that I record and sing, and it would be the same way about the kind of movies that I would do.
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Do you know where you going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to? Do you know?
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I am hellbent on defying your expectations, at every turn, and even if you don't like what's being done, I dare you to find it uninteresting.
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God…is the center of all selves.
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All your hopes, dreams, goals and aspirations are amenable to hard work.
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I pray daily, not for more riches, but for more wisdom with which to recognize, embrace and enjoy what I already possess.
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Respecting others' opinions doesn't mean being untrue to our own.
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Words can be applied as one might put on a scent, such as perfume. Some scents are so wonderful and others are sickening... titles can be the same.
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After that it took me a little bit to get back on track.
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Right now my taste is going more for things that are organic where the people are using all the sonic possibilities in interesting ways.
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How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream?
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Some plague the people with too long sermons; for the faculty of listening is a tender thing, and soon becomes weary and satiated.
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Tap into that one fear that drives greatness - the fear of regret.
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Don't say you want to be an actor and not know how to read a script. Don't give up 15 minutes before the miracle comes. Everyone's career ebbs and flows, especially if you're African American. That's the time to dig in and keep your instrument sharp.
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I stand or fall in my profession by the public's judgement of my performances. No amount of publicity can dampen a good one or gloss over a bad one.
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We're fascinated by things that scare us, and one of the things that scares us is violence. Violence exists. It's a real part of our lives. We are obsessed with what we're scared of, but it certainly doesn't define us.
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I became fascinated by the fact that you could translate written material into performance.
