Samuel L. Jackson Quotes
We need to change America's image round the world. America has lost some lustre in terms of how folks aspire to be like us.
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There are some parts of my life that are wonderful, and it's amazing to get to go to cool events and award shows and things like that, but I think the outside perception is that your life just changes overnight and you wear Dolce and Gabanna suits and drive a Mercedes. But life's just not like that.
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I'm an actor, and I like having attention, I guess. There's a reason I like being on stage. There's a reason I like being in front of a camera. It's that interaction.
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I always say that I am a big fan of films but I am an even bigger fan of the filmmaking craft.
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Marriage is a commitment for life. It is a permanent, lifelong relationship.
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I think there's always a line between what is parody in good fun in chanting and what is intended to belittle certain segments of society.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.
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For me, I love California. I feel like it's my second home in that I moved out by choice at eighteen. It gave me opportunities that I didn't have anywhere else.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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A label's typical plan would be to put something out that's safer and get fans, and then push buttons, but my idea is to push buttons first, scare off the people who are gonna be scared off, and then the right people will like you for who you really are, and stay with you.
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Before Booker T. Washington, we have small business owners but we do not have a philosopher of black entrepreneurship, and that's what Washington was.
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My grandmother impressed upon me the importance of family, and my grandfather encouraged my hunger for learning.
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I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.
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I think I happened to work with sort of a bunch of slightly difficult male directors when I was a kid. I've since worked with lots of male directors that I love, so I no longer see the distinction gender-wise.
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Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
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I was made fun of a lot in middle school. When I was in seventh grade, the popular kids paid the most popular guy to ask me out.
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The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply the athlete, but not the Apollo.
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Sweden is the home of my ancestors, and I have reserved a special place in my heart for Sweden.
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There can be problems with extended families, and it can get a little close for comfort. But for the younger generations, it's clear that this option is becoming almost as appealing as living alone.
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I've seen up close what can happen when actors talk publicly about their relationships: their personal life gets dismantled. It's a show business game, and it's one game I won't play.
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If I only did theatre I would have had to waitress, and I didn't want to waitress.
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America is home to the best researchers, advanced manufacturers, and entrepreneurs in the world. There is no reason we cannot lead the planet in manufacturing solar panels and wind turbines, engineering the smart energy grid, and inspiring the next great companies that will be the titans of a new green energy economy.
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You'd put yourself in a play and get to know the system and learn how to be directed, and then you could be a director. So, I've just always done it. It was always a hobby. The funny thing was that when I started to get paid to do it as a professional job, I lost my hobby. I don't know what to do. I have to take up something else now.
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We need to change America's image round the world. America has lost some lustre in terms of how folks aspire to be like us.
