Eric Thomas Quotes
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I don't want to come off like the jealous brother who wasn't getting the attention, but it was like no one was really into me anyway. I wasn't really a priority.
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I've had the good fortune to have a much more diverse life than most people would, professional sports and television and news and movies.
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Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.
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I'm not interested in what other people are doing. That's their business.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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China is a country, still, of great contrast. While hundreds of millions of people are part of the middle class and yearn for things made in America - American brands, movies, music - there are other hundreds of millions of people throughout China who are living on the equivalent of one U.S. dollar a day.
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My older brothers and sisters have kids and families.
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My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to, or you don't have inspiration, it will come.
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I certainly feel that an adult woman has a right to determine what happens to her life and body.
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I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
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The deeper the experience of an absence of meaning - in other words, of absurdity - the more energetically meaning is sought.
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Darwin's idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition.
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Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.
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I'm relaxed about my career. I've been making movies for over 20 years, so I've earned at least the right to relax.
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I have never worn dresses by grands couturiers.
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You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic.
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We're not even supposed to have a break in August if we have not passed the appropriations bills. It's in the House rules.
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This is why fiction is an art, and life is not - how much more affecting is the lie than the truth.
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We saw a need to develop a community for artists to get their music out to the masses. With MySpace, when they went out on tour, they could actually tour nationally. The band might have 20,000 friends on their list and send out a bulletin saying, 'I'm going to be in Austin on Tuesday night. Come see our show.'
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On the throne, one has many worries; and remorse is the one that weighs the least.
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Rap is still an art, and no-one's from the Old School Cuz rap is still a brand-new tool
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It's a challenge, writing about actors, especially a good actor, because you can't always tell when they're being honest and when they're pretending - that is, when they're acting. The really good ones don't always seem to know themselves.
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I challenge you. Be obsessed with improvement!
