Macaulay Culkin Quotes
I'm the most out-of-work actor I know. In the last two years I've basically taken meetings for a living.
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My inspiration for writing is all the wonderful books that I read as a child and that I still read. I think that for those of us who write, when we find a wonderful book written by someone else, we don't really get jealous, we get inspired, and that's kind of the mark of what a good writer is.
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I used to sing in jazz clubs with a friend until she went another way.
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God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.
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I think that we are trying to put data communications, telecommunications and media communications together and be the No. 1 player there.
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Its no secret that I've never liked tax credits.
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I try and take the commonplace - and some of it is writ large, like death - take the commonplace and make it universally resonant, revelatory, and beautiful at the same time.
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During the late '20s my father left us. My mother was in a complete hole with no money, and we were evicted.
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When you promise something, you must fulfill it.
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I was admittedly comfortable with Iman Cosmetics being identified as a beauty brand that filled the gap for black women because it was deeply personal for me.
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Why, a quarter of a century after the Cold War, do we still have 28,000 troops in Korea?
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RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.
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One of the most widely read novels by a black American is Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man.' It is his masterwork - it won the National Book Award in 1953 and catapulted my man to the highest levels of literary esteem.
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Anything - a destination, a person - that has some mystery around it becomes exciting and attractive.
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I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
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Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school.
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The emotions of the game do not change.
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I'm just trying to approach what I make with as much respect and research as I can, and just make it with a good heart.
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I have this assemblage of small facts, which looks like intelligence but no real depth of knowledge about anything. That's why I'm an actor.
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You're able to do things in novels: introduce subplots, other characters, thematic layers and so on, in a way that you simply can't in a movie. A movie really has to choose its battles.
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I always come back to acting.
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To me, I approach a small-budget, artsy, European movie the same way as a big commercial Hollywood movie. That's the most important thing. Hollywood usually represents this big dream in people's minds, but to me, it's just hard work.
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As a director/writer/producer, all you ever want is to work with actors who make you look better, who make the work you do seem as good as it can be and even better than it is.
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There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
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I'm the most out-of-work actor I know. In the last two years I've basically taken meetings for a living.
