Washington Irving Quotes
The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.
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For me, acting is becoming naked in front of people, you know? And when you know in the back of your mind somebody is testing you, you cannot really bare yourself. That's a feeling I always have when I'm auditioning.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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I find it difficult to turn down an entrepreneur who's both passionate and knowledgeable about their space.
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Instead of personal security, citizens are afraid to walk down the street in Jerusalem.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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Anything that's given to you can be taken away from you at any time.
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Where I'm from, you're a square if you go to church or if you decide to read the Koran or Bible.
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You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can.
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We are now in the 21st century: all books, including the Koran, should be fair game for flushing down the toilet without fear of violent reprisal.
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For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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NoScript is probably the most important privacy tool, but it costs you in convenience.
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I voted for you during your last election.
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For awhile after you quit Keats all other poetry seems to be only whistling or humming.
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Music is really nothing if you think about it - it only becomes something when somebody listens to it. And then it becomes uncontrollable.
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A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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Freediving can be extremely dangerous. It's got an incredibly high fatality rate outside of competition. But there's never been a fatality in competition. In terms of spear fishing and people who train by themselves, it's the second most dangerous sport in the world after base jumping. If you black out by yourself, you drown.
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'Twin Peaks' is the one thing in my career that I can really look back on, that I really respect and love and honor as something that's different. The one thing that I can hang onto.
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I love hecklers. They remind you that you are a comedian.
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Over and over I'm on the point of giving it up.
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Black and white creates a strange dreamscape that color never can.
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The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.
