Rico Love (Richard Preston Butler, Jr.) Quotes
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Politics is the enemy of the imagination.
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I keep waiting for a paradigm shift to happen that will let network and studio execs see that sci-fi is the same as any other genre in terms of how you approach it - logically, character-based, with challenging ideas and forward thinking - but I worry that it might never happen in my lifetime.
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I love Tig Notaro; I just think she's so awesome.
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I've had Irish skin from the time I was a young girl.
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I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. You're looking at a real daddy.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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Time is the devourer of all things.
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In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment.
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My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
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So I was in America and I thought I'll stick around while I'm here and just see what happens. The next film I did was High Art, so I guess it started with a sort of vague idea but really just a fantasy.
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Equality for women is progress for all.
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I've never taken a scalpel to a dead body.
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Nancy Lopez has always been a role model of mine... so to have the opportunity to play for her and spend time with her has been amazing.
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I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.
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You have to think hard with a tattoo. 'What will I love for the rest of my life?'
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If I was doing a musical, I would never listen to the cast album, because I wanted to do my version of something.
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The condition of rage is one in which I find myself starting my day - once I see the news headlines.
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I'm anti-cheese in a salad.
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It's hard to be a celebrity nowadays. It's not about your track record anymore. If you have a great movie, you're good. If not, people are ready to write you off. I think the only ones who are really winning are people like Will Smith. People go, 'Oh, it's Will Smith. I've got to see him, whatever he's in.'
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I've been typecast. People don't want to take a risk or a chance. Quite a few times they've come up to me and say "We want you to do that Russian accent." And I'll be like, "How about if I do an Irish accent or a South African accent," and they don't trust that you can properly pull them off.
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I'm not really a fan of healthy food - I love eating! But, of course, I do work out.
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Stories are one of the means by which a culture preserves its identity.
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I don't believe in writing people off.
