Carlos Mencia (Ned Arnel Mencia) Quotes
My brain is very simple. Like when you break everything down. I see things in a simple way. And that simplicity for some reason becomes funny to other people because they don't look at it that way.
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I am also a drummer of sorts. I've got an electronic set sitting in my bedroom.
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I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.
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Well, you know what? The same people that get driven crazy by hip hop are the same people that probably listen to the type of music that drives me crazy. Like, Journey covers.
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I know what poverty is.
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The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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When I go from a role with heavy prosthetic makeup, which I've done quite a bit of as well, and then do a role where I'm not wearing any, I have to be conscious of toning everything down.
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Good architecture should be a projection of life itself, and that implies an intimate knowledge of biological, social, technical, and artistic problems.
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Obviously, after every film you do, you wonder what you're going to do next.
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I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.
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An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.
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I think people think of me as this elegant person because they always see me dressed up.
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I think there's a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel.
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The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world.
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Trump's biggest failure as a political leader is that he sees the worst in people, and he encourages the worst in people.
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I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.
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Our epoch is a time of tragic collision between matter and spirit and of the downfall of the purely material world view.
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Every time Paul and Gene use my makeup, they have to pay me a royalty check. I think they changed the makeup so they didn't have to pay me.
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I have been playing tennis for a very long time. Tennis is my life. I see my life in other places, and there are other challenges for me.
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Oh, yes - being interested in acting never changes. Acting is in your blood, and of course I'll always be interested in it.
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Sure, I went through my 'J'accuse' phase. I was so angry for so long, I could hardly have a conversation without getting into an argument. And it was only when I felt I could finally distance myself from my past that I began to write about what happened - not just to me, but to lots of young people. I think my story is a cautionary tale.
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Glamorized... am I glamorous?
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The only people that can make peace are the parties to the conflict, and just as they are responsible for the conflict and its consequences, so should they be given responsibility and recognition for the peace.
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We've become a race of Peeping Toms. What people oughta do is get outside their own house and look in for a change.
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My brain is very simple. Like when you break everything down. I see things in a simple way. And that simplicity for some reason becomes funny to other people because they don't look at it that way.
