Jacob Batalon Quotes
Growing up, I wanted to be a musician. My mother, in typical Filipino-mom fashion, would always make me go up in front of people at parties to sing. Back then, as a kid, I was mortified. In retrospect, I see that doing that as a child helped me get over my fear of being in front of people.
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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I see my role as a scholar announcing that women's feelings of unworthiness and insecurity often may be traced to training in a male-oriented religion, and I'm trying to investigate a richer spiritual life for both sexes.
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I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of 1994, I joined Pearl Jam.
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It is absolutely impossible to settle the debts to pensioners, teachers, and others. The country hasn't got enough money to do so.
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First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.
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I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things fascinating, especially anything that's bizarre or mysterious and unknown and we don't have all the answers for.
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Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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It took me just three months to pick up Hindi. I guess I'm a fast learner when it comes to languages.
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I always drive like a madman.
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In human years I am 29. In actress years I'm the ripe, promising age of 18 to 35. That's how it works here in Hollyweird.
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I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
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Whether it's as the hero of an adventure story, as teacher and friend, as icon on watch, shirt or hat - everyone knows Mickey Mouse.
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The older you get, the things that you thought you wanted to do when you were younger, you're checking them off your list because you no longer want to them.
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Musical theater is one of my passions.
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Don't wait to be hunted to hide, that's always been my motto.
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I can see that if this was an album done 10 or 15 years ago we could see we were moving on to some place else.
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Jobs that cannot be delivered must never be promised. It's unfair to raise people's hopes that way.
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I believe that providing options - not mandates - is the best way to reduce costs and improve the quality of our health care.
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Growing up, I think I was arrested 20-odd times by the Boston police. The good news is that I've been able to use those experiences in a lot of my roles, and that has been a blessing.
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Growing up, I wanted to be a musician. My mother, in typical Filipino-mom fashion, would always make me go up in front of people at parties to sing. Back then, as a kid, I was mortified. In retrospect, I see that doing that as a child helped me get over my fear of being in front of people.
