Jackie Chan Quotes
A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared. I'm not Superman.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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There's always the risk that there are unknown unknowns.
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My favorite thing to do is to wind those guys up by hitting on their girlfriends. I say, 'I think your girlfriend's gorgeous, but it's all right, I'm gay.' They get very nervous after a few minutes!
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I attended the bedside of a friend who was dying in a Dublin hospital. She lived her last hours in a public ward with a television blaring out a football match, all but drowning our final conversation.
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I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
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If you think Wall Street has a short memory, you're dead wrong. No, the folks who work on Wall Street, regulate Wall Street - and, above all, invest in its wares, notably its hedge funds - don't have a bad memory. They don't have any memory at all.
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When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!
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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
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Some films shouldn't be remade.
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I am cursed with computers; something always goes wrong.
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I've never read for a movie, I've always been given them.
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Technology is vital. We have to have development in new technology if we're going to solve these environmental problems without throwing humanity back in poverty.
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I don't feel the need to prove myself by writing the next generational novel.
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When you're a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls - you want to get the most girls. You don't know anything about respect; you don't know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I don't know if it's because I'm Latina or something, but I have no problem speaking my mind.
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Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute.
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
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Romy and I, we're learning how to share the xx with people who aren't in the xx.
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Improv changed my life in the best way. I gained so much confidence and really learned how to use my sense of humor to do something other than make sarcastic comments to the TV, though that remains one of my best skills. I stayed in Chicago for college mainly to continue doing improv, which was an awesome decision for me.
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My background is in theoretical physics, and it's something very close to my heart.
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The topic of slavery is like an electric fence. Touch it and people will react.
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Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking around in his life. He likes to poke around in his work.
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A lot of people ask me when I do a stunt, 'Jackie, are you scared?' Of course I'm scared. I'm not Superman.
