Jay DeMarcus Quotes
Constantly writing with new people is important. Also, listening to new music that's popular and that's making a splash - that's how I get motivated.
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I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.
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I have learned to be patient.
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I like the term 'misunderstood.' But I am a bit of a bad boy.
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I believe that movies are fast becoming antique and dinosauric as a medium. Film is a medium for the over-40s and television has gone the same way. If you're going to look towards the new generation, then of course you're going to have to be a lot more random, spontaneous, irreverent and provocative with your programming.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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I shifted my career when I was 44 to quit the Washington beats. I had a great Washington beat, a series of them, and I quit to start my tech column, which was a different kind of tech column.
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In life, so many things are taken for granted, but one thing I can honestly say is that I took every day, enjoyed the game of putting on that uniform and playing the great game of baseball.
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I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.
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I like to keep fit, but I never lift very heavy weights.
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I'm probably proudest of being able to lift a lot of us out of the 'hood. That's the biggest thing, that I've been able to employ a lot of people and give them opportunities.
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Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
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Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
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Item numbers are not my cup of tea.
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Possessions. The very word is potent - suggestive as it is of ownership both material and erotic. To possess. Possession. Possessed.
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I've always been really, really aware of my insecurities - really, really aware. I never developed that thick skin that keeps you from letting things get to you.
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I've always tried to explore the humorous aspects of life.
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As software engineers trained to turn ambiguity into absolutes and fuzzy requirements into ones and zeros, we had a 'eureka' moment when we realized that our training had broader, real-world applications.
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It is never too late to get into tennis! While I started playing at the age of 8 when my parents gave me a tennis racquet for Christmas, tennis is a lifelong sport that can be enjoyed by people of almost any age. It's also something you never forget once you learn.
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We've really got to stop looking to Washington to fix our problems. It obviously doesn't have the ability to do that. People who are successful are not successful because of the president.
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Have you noticed that if you leave the laundry in the hamper long enough, it's ready to wear again?
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It's not that my father didn't love me, it's just that he wasn't capable of consistently being there. His mood swings were gigantic.
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I really like food. Honestly, anytime I have time off, I binge-watch Netflix and eat chicken tenders. That's my guilty pleasure. Separate or together!
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I'm a great lighter and lover of candles, particularly fragranced ones, as I'm kind of addicted to scent.
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Constantly writing with new people is important. Also, listening to new music that's popular and that's making a splash - that's how I get motivated.
