Mike D (Michael Louis Diamond) Quotes
For 'Paul's Boutique,' we had a lot more money and a lot more time. It was definitely more on our own terms.
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If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!
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Especially working in infectious disease, it's very interesting because these infectious diseases, these agents, they evolve over time. So it's very much an arms race and understanding how each changes to protect itself and to continue. And so it's very much this puzzle-solving but with this great urgency and importance in what you find.
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To worship the product and ignore its development leads to dilettantism and reaction.
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Because we're able to adjust for compatibility - and what that means is we've already normalized for how well we think each person is going to get along with the other person - the only factor left in determining response rate, really, is the aesthetic appearance of the person who sent you that message.
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It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.
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Sure, 'Les Miserables' can be melodramatic. And seeing the musical instead of reading the novel will save you some time and spare you the long part where Hugo goes on and on about the Parisian sewer system. But I would hate for the novel to lose that.
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Women and gay men have something in common after all: in that they are trying to deal with this goofy egotistical monster called a man.
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There aren't many athletes who follow their hearts. They choose to go somewhere to win more and earn more money. They're like gypsies.
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Don't overact the story of your name. Overact the story of your work.
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If you took ISIS' oil, that would not stop them. It's not their only source of revenue. It would be a setback, but it would not stop them.
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It's so hard to be the girl in a country song, so we're speaking up.
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I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.
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The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation, and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism. Today, ordinary Americans are being stuffed with garbage.
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I never thought of myself doing period. When you're in your acting classes, and you think about the kind of roles you want to play, it's always 'modern relationship drama'-type things.
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I had never been out covering a story, but boy, was that fun.
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The magic of creation has always fascinated me.
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There are people who consider it almost unpatriotic to be inquisitive and to be truthful about your opinions.
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Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.
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I think there are two ways to depict a family. One is what it's really like, and one is what the audience would like it to be. Between you and me, I think the second one is what I would prefer.
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When I'm dead, I wanna leave a body of work, like authors or great painters do.
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What I admire is people who are grounded and resistant to all kinds of whisperings. Kimi Raikkonen, for example. You may like him or not, but he lives his way. He does the things he has identified as worthy for him and he is not trying to be everybody’s darling. At least he doesn’t give that impression. He is straightforward and honest and he tells you if he has a bad day. Period. He is real. He’s not political. He’s never up to something. If he doesn’t want to tell you something he will say so and not hum and haw. He doesn’t beat around the bush, never coming to the point.
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To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.
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I don't do politics. I just like to laugh.
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For 'Paul's Boutique,' we had a lot more money and a lot more time. It was definitely more on our own terms.
