Rick Riordan Quotes
All of my characters tend to be montages of different people I've met: little bits and pieces of their personalities put together.
Quotes to Explore
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America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn't standing still.
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Things get so sloppy when you're under the influence.
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I always follow what my spirit tells me to do.
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Every DC or Marvel property is constantly getting reinvented because we love these characters. They're so iconic, and we want to watch them over and over again.
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On the issue of abortion, I'm ever on the fence, or, at most, an inch or two to either side.
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I'm always nervous doing auditions - to be honest, I hate it. I always envy the actors who are so cool and cold-blooded when they go in for an audition, especially if it's for a part that you would really love to play.
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As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending 90% of the population.
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When I was climbing, I built up a close relationship with the Sherpa people.
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The wonderful thing about acting is you move along with your decade. The older you get, the more interesting the parts you get to play and you bring more of your personal experience to the part.
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Everything abstract is ultimately part of the concrete. Everything inanimate finally serves the living. That is why every activity dealing in abstraction stands in ultimate service to a living whole.
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Manus haec inimica tyrannisEnse petit placidam sub libertate quietem.
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Nobody knows anything about Shakespeare the person. It's all legend, it is all rumor.
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I keep getting amazing things to bring to life. There's always something to discover with 'Dr. Bailey,' something that brings her home to the audience, something that makes people say, 'I know that woman. I work with that woman.' It's incredibly flattering and I'm still finding new things with her all the time.
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Tobe Hooper - he did my favorite horror movie, 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre.' It's still one of my favorite horror films.
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If British troops are committed to action, then the nation will, of course, support them. Their courage and skill is not in doubt.
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I try not to put myself in horrible situations anymore.
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The appalling reality in American politics today is that, when ideology and money mix, truth is a mere inconvenience.
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The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style.
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You can do a whole scene in acting without ever checking in to what the other guy is saying - it's not going to come off great, but you can get through the scene - whereas in improv, that's gonna be impossible.
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I know what it's like to finish the laundry and to look in the basket five minutes later and it's full again. I know what it's like to pull all the groceries in, and see the teenagers run through, and all of a sudden, all of the groceries you just bought a few hours ago are gone.
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I think what we've found is that when you can use products with your friends and your family and the people you care about, they tend to be more engaging. I think that we're really going to see this huge shift where a lot of industry is and products are just going to be remade to be social.
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...in the midst of migrants in search of a better life there are people in need of protection: refugees and asylum-seekers, women and children victims of trafficking...Many move simply to avoid dying of hunger. When leaving is not an option but a necessity, this is more than poverty.
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I am obsessed with John Mayer. I love him. I just think he's so talented. I have his documentary in my iTunes. I watch it all the time.
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All of my characters tend to be montages of different people I've met: little bits and pieces of their personalities put together.
