Gerard Way Quotes
I don't know if I could (do a TV show). I would if it had nothing to do with the comic. It would be really weird and maybe not feature any of The Umbrella Academy characters.
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It's important that people come see our show, because we are performers. We wanted people to see that.
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I'm an actor, of course, so I like to show off.
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The film industry is mostly about unidimensional characters.
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Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.
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I use that as my responsibility on the show, to be the pragmatist.
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Some of the biggest movie stars in the world are essentially characters.
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'24' is such an iconic show.
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'Showboat' is the quintessential family show.
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I try to get roles that challenge me in what I can do and who I think I can portray. For me, it's about creating characters with really fascinating stories, because that's what I like to watch on TV.
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I've always come into a show when the show was already up and running.
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If you look at somebody like Sam Bee, she got to create her own thing without any expectations that there was a show there. That was probably liberating for them.
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I didn't read comic books; that's not something that was really available to me as a child. We watched more cartoons and movies.
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The best characters in books are always the difficult ones, and why would you want to fall in love with someone difficult? The ones I'd fall in love with are the ones I'd definitely keep out of a book.
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Ru Paul knew details of the 'Burnett Show' that even surprised me.
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Biceps for show, triceps for go.
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I think I can see more clearly now - about how the pattern of past experiences has shaped who I am and the characters I have played - and I'm grateful for that.
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You know, I have some issues. But I just love to play different characters all the time, and I try not to repeat myself too much.
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I'm pleased because as a comic I live on the fringes of an extreme society. What could be better than satirizing this insanity. People are on edge, desperate and afraid. Those who aren't are soulless or living in extreme denial, locked in a magic kingdom of their own making. As a comic I get to poke at people's bubbles! Of course I'm pleased. I get to be their mouthpiece for their rage and fear! Tremendous fun.
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Of course the modern detective story puts off its best tricks till the last, but Doyle always put his best tricks first and that's why they're still the best ones.
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The reason we love our parents is because they loved us first. Every single company should take this advice.
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We're often so busy cutting through the undergrowth we don't even realise we're in the wrong jungle.
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I don't know if I could (do a TV show). I would if it had nothing to do with the comic. It would be really weird and maybe not feature any of The Umbrella Academy characters.
