Karl Kraus Quotes
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Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business.
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There's the person that's the addict, and then there's the person that's who you are.
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When you are performing in theater, you feel so connected to your audience. It's exhilarating!
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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I voted for you during your last election.
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The idea of 'advice,' in terms of telling people advice or asking people for advice, has become not comprehensible to me, to a certain degree, due to feeling, like, for something to be accurately defined as 'good' or 'bad,' I would want to know the context, goal, perspective for it.
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You can always make peace with an F-16 in your pocket.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.
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You can't date if you're famous. That's how it seems to me.
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I'm sensitive, you know, about some things, and as some of my partners could attest to, incredibly insensitive.
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In football, you are going to have highs and lows, and you have to recognize when you have new opportunities and walk in those.
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When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.
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If I ever have children of my own, they will read 'Matilda.' They will watch the movie. And you can bet they will see 'Matilda: The Musical.'
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Being exposed to different production environments in Korea, Japan and the U.S. was a great experience, and each system allows you to quench your thirst in a different way.
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All my stories are about the action of grace on a character who is not very willing to support it, but most people think of these stories as hard, hopeless and brutal.
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For kids, multitasking electronically is common. But they are totally focused. You can tell a good story, and they listen.
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You don't ever see a thriller with a spiritual backbone.
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When we developed the 'Seinfeld' show, we took a bet on Jerry Seinfeld, who was not a household name. But Jerry had a voice. He was appearing on 'Late Night', on 'The Tonight Show', had some commercials out there, his voice of observational comedy, looking at the world around him, that voice was really starting to come into its own.
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It's a very scary time for a lot of people; they feel scared to speak up. There's so much controversy even speaking up about politics to begin with. People try to discredit you at every single corner, especially if you're a woman. So it's hard as an artist to really speak up about this kind of stuff when you're trying to be successful and have a career.
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Demand candor from commanding officers, and weigh heavily their recommendations.
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Having a clone would make it so much easier - it would be great to send a clone to a TV station when I have to get up at 4am.
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You'd be surprised how hard it can often be to translate an action into an idea.
