Ziad K. Abdelnour Quotes
Don't ever be afraid to show who you really are, because as long as you are happy with yourself, no one else's opinion matters.
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The circus allows one to be logical and unreal at the same time. In the circus, all is possible: there can be a man with two heads or a character with a green face.
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More than four thousand programs produced and consumed. Some of them were pretty good, a great many of them were forgettable; but a handful may even be worth a book.
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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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As an actor, what I can do is tell the truth. At least, I hope I can tell the truth - a dramatic truth, but still an honest portrayal.
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It's fine when you careen off disasters and terrifyingly bad reviews and rejection and all that stuff when you're young; your resilience is just terrific.
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Men weren't always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.
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I had the benefit of watching good people show me what it really is to be an actor – the day in and day out of it.
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It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.
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The key is a good story. If you have a good story, you have enough emotional beats that you can hit.
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I exercise about 40 minutes a day, and I'll run one day and do circuit training the next day. I live in an area where there are brilliant hills and mountains, so I get a good hill run with my dog. At home, I'll do the circuit training with old weights, along with pull-ups in the trees and that sort of stuff.
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The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.
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Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.
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Stuart Murdoch is a really special human being - really creative, but also really kind and gentle.
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I have to look at my career as 'it was what it was,' but I do wish there was more of it.
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The difficulty with telling stories about real people is you have to find a way of mixing yourself into the matter.
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Once your dream is fulfilled you face another one.
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I'm a very light sleeper. I get about six hours a night.
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In my opinion, the Hezbollah has going - they are going to discover sooner or later than in their top priority should preserve Lebanon.
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Howard Phillips of the Constitution Party asked me to consider seriously running for president in 2008 and I am doing so.
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I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as a character actor, there's a wider variety of projects available. On the big Hollywood films, all they care about is having their lead in place, so it's actually easier for someone like me to slip in. And I'm happy to do so.
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I was a very rotund child with short hair, and for some reason, I always had black ballet shoes. I was like the Wednesday Addams of ballet.
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I earned my Ph.D. in philosophy, and one of my specializations was the logic and mathematics of game theory. I've also got a degree in drama, so I know about stories, characterizations, plot arcs, and the like. Lots of game designers can do one or the other: I've got the skills for both.
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Privatizing Social Security doesn't make sense, and it's out of step with the fundamental value of ensuring that after a life spent working hard and contributing to the greatness of our nation, every American should have a secure retirement.
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Don't ever be afraid to show who you really are, because as long as you are happy with yourself, no one else's opinion matters.
