Matthew Thomas Skiba Quotes
I told myself I would never stop skating. I would never stop riding bikes or riding motorcycles. I raced dirt when I was a kid; motocross. So it definitely keeps me in tune with my youth. I'm almost 40 years old and I feel like I'm 17 years old, and I feel like that's really healthy.
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We were five kids at home, and my mother and grandmother ensured that we all had a very grounded upbringing in Madras. Even in school, I never used to tell anyone that my dad was an actor.
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Every good movie I watch, the hero becomes my favourite. I start blushing every time a hero romances a heroine.
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A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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We need affordable childcare and paid sick leave so workers don't have to choose between their health and their livelihood.
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I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
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Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what I do.
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If you live a rebellious lifestyle, then you rebel against things because they go against your ideals and the integrity of who you are as a person.
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So being two different people in one day unnerved me to no end.
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After I watched 'The Exorcist' I refused to watch any other movie that had anything to do with ghosts or demons. I didn't even watch 'Ghostbusters' until I was much older.
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I just want to try writing for other people 'cause it's quite exciting.
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I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in the book?' You just can't help it; it's the way people are.
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I came to the industry with wide eyes and an open heart thinking I was going to make a few films that really meant something that I could pour myself into.
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I don't trust that many people. Just my mother and my wife and a couple of friends. When I trust people, it doesn't end well.
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The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.
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I'm very involved in the writing on every level.
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If I could drink only one wine, it would be Champagne.
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Whenever I don't' have to wear makeup, it's a good day.
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I wish - I wish the peace and good for the Syrian citizen and the Syrian regime.
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My first audition happened to be for 'Kindergarten Cop,' and I took that role. I was only starting to learn English at that point. Spanish is my first language, so they made me a speaking character in the movie. I didn't really know I was shooting a movie. I was just having a lot of fun with 30 kids my own age.
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I am single and without children. I'm actually one of those people who's just never had a great desire to have kids.
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Business and politics have a wholesome and an unwholesome interface. You have to eliminate the unwholesome interface.
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Auditions are an opportunity to play and go in there and bring the character to life. The writers have it stuck in their head and haven't seen it jump off the page.
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I told myself I would never stop skating. I would never stop riding bikes or riding motorcycles. I raced dirt when I was a kid; motocross. So it definitely keeps me in tune with my youth. I'm almost 40 years old and I feel like I'm 17 years old, and I feel like that's really healthy.
