Brian Regan Quotes
Many comedians consider themselves to be cutting edge. But why do we have to use the knife for the analogy. Let's use the spoon. I like to consider myself the big bowl-like area of the spoon that holds all the stuff you like.
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In plotting a book, my goal is to raise the stakes for the characters and, in so doing, keep the reader mesmerized.
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I was looking for what was coming from a man's soul and a man's conviction. I didn't care about his past. If it was innate and natural and felt good to him and it communicated.
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A lot of people like to run in plays because it's a nice, steady job.
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The world gets very small after a while, if you stick around long enough.
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It's creepy to see fan sites about me.
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My commitment to the Republican movement was pure and simply patriotism, a love of Australia... a desire or passion that all of our national symbols should be unequivocally and unambiguously Australian.
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Now at 47, 48 I am expected to do ten times better work that I did when I was 24.
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I'm into heavy duty, psychedelic, foreign music. That's what I like listening to.
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The same crime element that white people are scared of black people are scared of. While they waiting for legislation to pass, we next door to the killer. All them killers they let out, they're in that building. Just because we black, we get along with the killers? What is that? We need protection too.
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I'm one of those guys that spins through the clicker when I'm watching TV. When one of my movies comes on, I'll watch a scene or two.
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At the end of the day, I know what my skill set and abilities are, and it's just going to take people a little while to recognize it. Whether that comes around or not, I'm not going to sit here in the corner and pout about it.
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With a sequel you're always trying to get bigger and better.
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Don't you always feel bad when they take away one of the spoons? It's like you ordered wrong.
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I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that said go out for the baseball team. I was a walk-on, and I was actually petrified as a walk-on because you're not an athlete.
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Asking people for money is really different than asking people for their support.
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When I'm curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I've really explored it, I'm OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.
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I see how people look at me, all around the world. They see something because of the race I belong to. I have to understand that and put it into my music.
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Success is never final, but failure can be.
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'Why do they do it?' whispered Horeb. 'Their eyes, you mean?' said Rek. 'Yes. How can a man put out his own eyes?' 'Damned if I know. They say it aids their visions.' 'Sounds about as sensible as cutting off your staff in order to aid your sex life.'
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I seemed to recall some words from an old Zen master, something like, "My Zen cuts down mountains." My rejection of Buddhism was a cutting down of mountains; that is precisely how it felt to me.
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What the Depression teaches us is that when the economy is so depressed that even a zero interest rate isn't low enough, you have to put conventional notions of prudence and sound policy aside.
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No, I've never played baseball in my life.
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You know a lot, but you don't know everything.
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Many comedians consider themselves to be cutting edge. But why do we have to use the knife for the analogy. Let's use the spoon. I like to consider myself the big bowl-like area of the spoon that holds all the stuff you like.
