Brian Regan Quotes
It’s good to be here. I’m just trying to go through life without looking stupid. It’s not working out too well.
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You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire.
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Kim Jong Un came in as a fresh face, so I think there's a great disappointment that he's playing the same game as his father.
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I would love the opportunity to create my own program. I feel like a TV show with a format of monologue with lots of sketches thrown in could be really fun. But you know, that may never happen. Minimally, I just want to keep making stand-up.
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Stand by your man. Give him two arms to cling to and something warm to come to.
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I lost 80 percent of my wealth and then gave away over half of the rest. So I'm a man of modest means now. But if you budget carefully and watch your expenditures, you can get by on a couple billion dollars.
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As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.
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There is no person that love cannot heal; there is no soul that love cannot save.
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A love of books, of holding a book, turning its pages, looking at its pictures, and living its fascinating stories goes hand-in-hand with a love of learning.
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People resent movies that try to tell them exactly what to feel.
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I think sincerity was my sole aesthetic and realism my experimental technique.
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Every night that I put my head on the pillow, I go to sleep knowing that I can do more. I'm working toward perfection. I'm trying to be the best ever.
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My father was king of the guidebooks and our holidays were always planned, taking us from a great gallery to an ace cafe to a beautiful view. And as an actor, I loathe improvisation because there's no structure and no one knows what's going on.
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One of the things that may appeal to teenagers is that vampires never change - they're frozen in that age.
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I think preaching equality among unequals is the worst form of discrimination.
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I've never turned into a bee - I've never been chased by a mummy or met a ghost. But many of the ideas in my books are suggested by real life.
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It doesn't matter to me if someone is a Republican or a Democrat, I'm going to be the governor for all Marylanders.
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Coming up, the music of my era was very conscious. I grew up on Public Enemy, and it was popular culture to be aware. People were wearing Malcolm X T-shirts and Malcolm X hats. It was a very cool thing to know who Malcolm X was. It was all in the lyrics. It was trendy to be conscious and aware.
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Cinema should always be in touch with the soil of the country. My films celebrate the heartland of India.
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The thing that's very puzzling to somebody who's been in Pakistan repeatedly since 1983 is lots of people live in compounds with high walls in Pakistan. I mean, that's so completely routine. In fact, you know, it would be un-routine to have the reverse.
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Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death.
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I am in Boston right now, in fact, to do work at the New England Historical Genealogical Library, where I'm trying to finish up tracing my lineage back to the seventeenth century.
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You have to make one thing a priority and achieve balance that way, rather than trying to do everything all at once.
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It’s good to be here. I’m just trying to go through life without looking stupid. It’s not working out too well.
