Samuel Barnett Quotes
I have been out of drama school for 13 years, so there are 13 years' worth of graduates behind me.
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We overvalue the arts in relation to the sciences.
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I'm afraid to fail again.
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I'm not a control freak.
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Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or 11 years of experience as human beings.
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Some films shouldn't be remade.
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I saw what the Depression was doing to my students. Often they could get no jobs, or jobs which were wholly inadequate. And through them, I began to understand how deeply political and economic events could affect men's lives. I began to feel the need to participate more fully in the life of the community.
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Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
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I still consider myself a working-class girl and would send my kids to public school.
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For decades, NRDC has created and supported policies that will ultimately end our reliance on fossil fuels.
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I moved to New York - I attended NYU, did a BFA in Acting at NYU. I was really into hip-hop, so I started battling, like '8 Mile.' I used to rap battle.
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One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.
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Whether I sound like Sammy or not is purely coincidence. You have got to hand it to him, he sings his ass off. There is no moss on that stone.
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I just get focused on whatever is in front of me. When I was filming Crossroads, it had all my focus. Now I'm all focused on finishing my recording so I can get that out. It's just day by day.
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Sometimes justice is at its most merciful when it's blind.
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I got beat up up in Texas because my bootlaces were the wrong color.
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You feel it in there, pacing your heart sometimes, and it has what's called a defibrillator. Should I suffer that arhythmia, it's generally sudden death. And the paddles that are internal shock you back and restore your rhythm to its normal and natural state.
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They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.
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I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works.
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You get what you reward. Be clear about what you want to get and systematically reward it.
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I don't build because I am an architect. I can make true architecture because I do not build.
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I remember all the way back in high school thinking about writing books. And, in fact, I've written a lot of stories. I've got dozens of stories I've written that no one's ever seen.
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I writhe when I see myself on the screen. I'm such a dreadfully clumsy hulking image. I say to myself, 'Why doesn't he get off? Why doesn't he get off?' I mean, I look like such an idiot. Some fat awkward thing dredged up from some third-rate drama company. I must stop thinking about it, otherwise I shan't be able to go on working.
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I have been out of drama school for 13 years, so there are 13 years' worth of graduates behind me.
