Ben Bailey Quotes
I have a friend. He keeps trying to convince me he's a compulsive liar, but I don't believe him.
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I remember people saying: 'You look funny, your hair is so black, you have a flat nose,' but I didn't think of it being racism, and I still don't. But there was a sense of difference, of being an outsider.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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There are many cultural prejudices. For instance, even though fresh fish is a regional staple, Catalans don't like sashimi.
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My company invents all kinds of new technology in lots of different areas. And we do that for a couple of reasons. We invent for fun - invention is a lot of fun to do - and we also invent for profit. The two are related because the profit actually takes long enough that if it isn't fun, you wouldn't have the time to do it.
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You start thinking about a character in a new book, of course you're going to think pretty soon, 'Well, what's their secret? What is their problem?' Maybe, 'What is their secret?' is another way of saying, 'What is their problem?' There's got to be some issue, or you've got a totally boring book!
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We seem to think we have some control over this planet.
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You have to be a crazy guy and a little eccentric to be very successful.
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A house divided against itself cannot stand.
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I used to wonder if it was God's plan that I should be alone for so much of my life. But I found peace. I found happiness within people and the world.
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You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.
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I've done literally 100, 150 different characters.
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I regretted the solitary nature of the writer's life - other people, normal working people, spent their days with co-workers, rode the subway home with a crowd, walked through thronged streets. I worked at home, all by myself.
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While actors are great and awesome, writers literally create new worlds from scratch. What is sexier than that? Personally, I don't know why every last person out there isn't dating a writer.
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All eyes are on you when you're modeling and acting, and I just didn't want the attention when I wasn't working. But as I've gotten older, I've become more comfortable with my body and am taking more fashion risks.
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I would never say I will stay in electronic music for the rest of my life. I will always do whatever I feel like at that moment.
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'Esquire Magazine' just gave me 'Father of the Year'. I'll put it right up there with my gold medal. I survived; that's why they gave it to me.
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The only reason I became the singer in the band is because I sang the best. It wasn't out of some desire to be a star or be a famous singer. It's not like I love interviews.
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For me, I always have to establish a reality for the character. In very actor-y terms, you just have to understand his reality.
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Now that man can fly through the air like a bird ... and swim in the sea like a fish, wouldn't it be wonderful if he could just walk the earth like a man?
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Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children's hands early and often.
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Howard the Duck is my best friend.
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The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.
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I have a friend. He keeps trying to convince me he's a compulsive liar, but I don't believe him.
