Richard Jenkins Quotes
When I was a kid, I loved horror films. I used to stay up on Saturday night to watch.
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I'm not saying anything to denigrate 'Criminal Minds'; that's a great show. I just didn't appreciate it anymore. I appreciate those people, but I realized my heart wasn't in and I needed to go because plenty of people would rip their arm off to be on that show, so they should be.
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Gut feeling is all about the experiences that you have had in your life. It is about being in difficult scenarios, knowing what worked, what did not work, and then taking a decision.
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It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.
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Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?
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Since belief determines behavior, doesn't it make sense that we should be teaching ethical, moral values in every home and in every school in America?
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I love yoga and hiking - I think that's the perfect combo.
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As a kid growing up, I wanted the Allen Iverson shoes that came out, the Questions. My dad got them for me, so I was excited about that.
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I think there's many a slaveholder'll get to Heaven. They don't know better. They acts up to the light they have.
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As an actor, you arrive most of the time at the last minute. You arrive at the end of the process, but you don't realize it.
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I got a granite chin.
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I'm very honest - brutally honest. I always look at things from their point of view as well as mine. And I know when to walk away.
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I got into filmmaking in order to tell very personal stories, and in this day and age, the opportunity seems all the more precious.
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Don't stress over mean-girl antics.
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Tequila. Straight. There's a real polite drink. You keep drinking until you finally take one more and it just won't go down. Then you know you've reached your limit.
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I don't try to control my days.
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The great thing about YouTube is there are no gatekeepers. No one is waiting to tell you if you're good enough. It's just your audience.
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I think achieving a higher fiscal stability is also a very important condition for restoring an environment which is conducive to growth.
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It's a particularly modern myth that married people are best friends. The best-friend concept is a uniquely female phenomena.
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i remember we all cried like the Missouri when my Uncle Sol's coffin lurched because somebody pressed a button (and down went my uncle Sol and started a worm farm)
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“Atmosphere" is a massive song. A lot of people say it's their favorite Joy Division song, but it's not mine; it reminds me too much of Ian, like it's his death march or something, and it figures that it's one of the most popular songs to play at funerals: Robbie Williams has got "Angels" for weddings and we've got "Atmosphere" for funerals.
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I've had a couple opportunities where I've been on the other side of the audition process as a director, so it's really reassuring to me that it's just about who is right for that role and less about if you ace the audition. It's just about getting to know people, not about who's a better actor a lot of the time.
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I really like scripted dramas. My favorite show of all time would have to be 'Lost': I loved how the writers and producers were able to weave the different storylines together; and the acting in that show was incredible.
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When I got out of baseball, I got all the way out. I might watch a World Series game or something.
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When I was a kid, I loved horror films. I used to stay up on Saturday night to watch.
