Richard Phillips Quotes
Art is a thing where, the least likely thing that you think is going to be art, is precisely the thing that is going to be art. And I would even hold that true to a reality television show... maybe the entire overarching process of the show actually exists as an artistic structure.
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It's really interesting working in television as opposed to the theater, where you know the arc of the character and you are able to create this whole backstory.
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I actually love doing comedy!
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Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
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I think the amazing thing about 'Twin Peaks' was that it completely changed television from that point forward.
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When you use the word 'fair' in television, you're already in a fantasy world. Nothing is really fair in television.
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My whole musical life has been an educational process, and I'm just furthering my education and filling in the blanks. There's stuff that I want to know that I don't know.
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I very rarely wear suits, and only make one or two per season, so it's about wanting exceptional clothes that don't feel stiff. Fabric and garment washing are a big part of my design process for that reason. Everything needs to feel lived-in and comfortable.
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My interests are not really with television, per se.
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But I think the image that's thrown out on television is a bad image. Because you see players who want to imitate hip-hop stars. And the NBA is taking advantage of the situation.
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For U.S. television series, I really like 'Dexter.'
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Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone - but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding.
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Broadcasting began, essentially, in the hands of very, very few players - actually two - and when television came along, there were two networks, then three. Rules began to get formulated that essentially protected that concentrated group.
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I love the whole process for each new album. The writing, the touring, everything. For me, it never gets old.
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I went through the process of auditioning like every other struggling actress in this town.
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Music helps me immeasurably in the writing process.
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Everybody asks me what it was like to be in my underwear for my network television debut.
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In my day we didn't have sex education, we just picked up what we could off the television.
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If we freed up all the money in the certification process, think about how much more money we'd have to put into teacher salaries.
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I love the structural part of the writing process.
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It's funny that and the same statement Barack Obama made when he's talking about Republicans and the Iranians, he's talking to Republicans through the television. He said, if any of you are watching this, you need to think about who you're hurting.
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Our pain hides beneath these fluttering, random thoughts that run through our heads in an endless loop. But there's so much freedom in getting to know what's under there, the bedrock.
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Art is a thing where, the least likely thing that you think is going to be art, is precisely the thing that is going to be art. And I would even hold that true to a reality television show... maybe the entire overarching process of the show actually exists as an artistic structure.
