Sam Yagan Quotes
It turns out that if you're a 24-year-old whose only line on their resume says CEO, you are totally unemployable.
Quotes to Explore
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It's very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it's merely about combining ingredients, but that's something you can do with your eyes closed.
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If you're an actress or a musician, everyone thinks you're hot.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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When you are dining with a demon, you got to have a long spoon.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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When you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. It's exhilarating!
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You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.
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When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.
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I can't remember 16 bars. Unless you write it, you can't. I just do it bar for bar.
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If you're famous, you're not free.
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The beautiful thing about working with new instruments is that you sort of approach it with a fresh perspective.
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If you're going on a plane journey, you're more likely to take one of my stories than 'Finnegan's Wake.'
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You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception.
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There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.
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With sitcom writing, you're trying to write stories.
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The only thing that is real is the being in you that is going to die.
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Only in your imagination can you revise.
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The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.
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If you can't get an acting job, then go backstage. Or take tickets.
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Working out is my biggest hobby. It's my Zen hour. I just zone out.
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On a more practical level, anyone out there who wants to be a writer should clearly recognize that this is a brutal business, where even incredibly talented people sometimes never make a living. If you want to chase such a dream, please have a Plan B in place.
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Look, some people talk about their personal lives a lot; I try not to, unless it's more of a generality.
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I feel like trouble has followed me from the day I was born.
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It turns out that if you're a 24-year-old whose only line on their resume says CEO, you are totally unemployable.
