Eric Maisel Quotes
When a thing is not done, continuing to work is the strength; but when it is done, the strength lies in stopping.
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I often joke that I straddle psychosis and neurosis, and that being an artist keeps me in the middle, so I can work between the two.
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People look at stuff like 'Godzilla' and 'Avengers' and think I only do blockbusters, or however you wanna put it, but in reality, I can make double or triple what I got paid for 'Avengers' by doing other stuff - there are other options, but I don't want to work with this person or that person, and so I don't do it.
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I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped.
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I think what made it difficult for people to get, and still makes it difficult for people to get, is the theatrical nature of the work and the fact that, my music doesn't exist without the performance-art element.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
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I wanted to be a forest ranger or a coal man. At a very early age, I knew I didn't want to do what my dad did, which was work in an office.
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I want to work with different people, and I would like to work in different places.
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I find it's really hard for anybody to meet anyone. I'm not big on dates anyways. I still have to work that out.
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I feel like I've made good friends with people I've worked with, but in terms of lasting inspiration, it is probably Matthew Vaughn who directed 'Kingsman' who's been really supportive, loyal to me, and been a really good person to work with.
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Music really gets me going, so I've always got to make sure I have my iPod to give me energy to work out.
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We need a more strategic, coordinated, statewide plan that identifies high-demand jobs or industries with a projected under-supply and offer training to get these Oregonians to work.
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People know not to mess with my friends or my family because it's not going to work out well for you.
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It's fairness to say those who work hard, get up in the morning, cut their cloth - in other words 'we can only afford to have one or two children because we don't earn enough'. They pay their taxes and they want to know that the same kind of decision-making is taking place for those on benefits.
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I like to work hard and complete my films one after the other.
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But having set myself these goals, I had to work really hard to achieve them.
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I'm proud of my work and how far I've come, and I'm proud of the way that I did it.
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However, I don't feel the world is looking over my shoulder when I am working - I never think about this at all. What I think about is trying to make my work pure, and if it is pure then it can be accessible. It is quite straight forward really.
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One of the ingredients that made Cheers work so well was the great ensemble of actors we had. That's the case with any good series.
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Dandelions don't tell no lies.
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Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of.
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I got blessed from my mom. She's the personality; she's the one who smiled, so I took on part of her, and who also wanted to help and save the world. Then I took on part of my dad, who is tough.
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It's very rare that you get to play a character over the course of so many films. Bella meant a lot to me and she will always be such a formative event in my career. I grew up with her and she and I have been on this great journey together. I also see many parallels between her evolution and my own because I lived through so many things along the way while playing Bella and having this connection to so many people involved in making the films over the years. It would be impossible for me to separate my world from Bella's.
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When a thing is not done, continuing to work is the strength; but when it is done, the strength lies in stopping.
