Eric Drooker Quotes
We all know what tragedy is. "Yes, I'd rather not have any more tragedy, please. I'll have comedy, please." Comedy, in the Greek sense, only means that it has a happy ending.
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My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.
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My father was my trainer, my teacher. He was closer to my sister in the sense that she adored him and he adored her. He was more like my pal. Because of the 13-year gap, I think by the time I came along, it wasn't a big deal. I wasn't spoilt or cherished, I was just put to work.
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I've been telling my students, 'Imitate, imitate.' And they say, 'Well, what if I plagiarize, or what if I'm not original? I want to be myself.' And I always tell them, 'Your self will shine through'... If you allow yourself to feel deeply and honestly, what you say won't be like anyone else.
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The CW is a very fashion-oriented network and they like their stars to look a certain way. I like that, but at the same time, I need Nikita to be toned down a bit. You can't draw too much attention to Nikita because she's an assassin.
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Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding.
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I guess what all artists want is for their work to touch someone or for it to be thought provoking.
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People would pay money to work at CNN.
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People love things about Hollywood. People love to see the inside of what's going on.
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I remember being in strong physics, physiology and biology classes.
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The experience of reading a book is always unique. I believe that you render a version of the story, when you read a book, in a way that is unique and special to each person who reads it.
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Conflict is the pursuit of truth.
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If you could go back and change things, you might not be the person you are right now.
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People aren't buying records like they used to, so it's nice to try to figure out a way to make them do it. I would enjoy the same thing to own an old movie house, to try to trick people to come in - like having 3-D or Smell-o-Vision or Vibra-Vision or something. Mcguffins to get people interested.
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I always like to tell a story.
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I would like to spend my next two years showing how the aim of making technology available to every young person can be built into the effort to make our nation more secure. That is my latest concern and what I will be pushing over the next two years.
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I don't want to have to be pretty. I don't want to have to be adorable.
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I'm obsessed with Starbucks seasonal flavors. I love their seasonal cups. I love their pumpkin-flavored coffee. I love that. I absolutely love, love, love Starbucks seasonal everything.
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I tried playing the drums, and I could play 'Boys Don't Cry' by The Cure.
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Nobody thinks identically on Syria. But we share the same view with Russia that the future of the personalities in Syria will be determined by the people of Syria and not by people outside Syria.
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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.
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I don't meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime.
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I need my comedy to offend. That's my personal views.
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We all know what tragedy is. "Yes, I'd rather not have any more tragedy, please. I'll have comedy, please." Comedy, in the Greek sense, only means that it has a happy ending.
