Rick Moranis Quotes
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I had to endure the worst time of all in terms of racial discrimination in Hollywood when I first started out. It was inconcievable to American directors and producers that a Mexican woman could have a lead role.
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The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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Being on a television series is sort of life-altering on every level.
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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
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Normally, I rely heavily on my director to massage me out of my actor comfort zones.
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'The Omen,' 'The Exorcist,' those movies for me are the quintessential horror movies that still scare me as an adult.
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He told us he was going to take crime out of the streets. He did. He took it into the damn White House.
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Money has no moral opinions.
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As an actor, the first thing you're taught is, 'Don't look into the camera; ignore it.'
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The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world.
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I love improvising.
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Relatively, a very small percentage of betting takes place on hockey and even baseball because of the nature of the game and the scoring.
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There are times when I'm driving home after a day's shooting, thinking to myself, That scene would've been so much better if I had written it out.
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Obviously, for me, story is first and foremost, even in the face of the attractive idea of having all the cast there, or having a great piece of talent come to it.
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The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
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I tend to write short, brief snippets - I lean toward the chamber music end as opposed to the symphony end of things.
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If you get 10,000 guys to put their ideal woman into a computer, it still comes out looking like Angelina Jolie.
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To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you're there. And you can have that anywhere.
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With social media, you don't just publish a book and figure you've done your part; your fans want to talk to you, have a conversation. It means, though, that you can connect with your readers like never before, so you don't have to guess what they like - you can ask.
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If you have something important to say, Broadway and New York are great places to say it.
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You won’t understand life and death until you’re ready to set aside any hope of understanding life and death and just live your life until you die.
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I've always been fascinated with aristocracy. I'm really interested in the Ivy Leagues, the final clubs, all the really old-money families, the concept of old money.
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I just want to have fun.
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I always find it flattering when somebody recognizes me.
