George Jung Quotes
I've had so many great experiences in my life, of living total free will, that I wouldn't change it for all the gold in the earth.
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I've never been a partier.
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Tone can be as important as text.
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Crime stories are our version of sitting round a camp fire and telling tales. We enjoy being scared under safe circumstances. That's why there's no tradition of crime writing in countries that have wars.
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When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?
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You just can't control your art in the future.
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I don't want to build any image for myself. I don't want people to say, 'He does only a certain type of role.' I don't want only to be the hero of the story. An actor's weakness is the different roles that he can't do. But I am keen to grab only those roles as I am here to challenge myself.
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At times I wonder whether or not your role as a member of Parliament... may in fact inhibit a relationship developing.
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I think that, to be an artist, you have to have a big enough ego to believe that people out in the world want to see what you think is a good idea. And if you don't have that sense of ego, then the minute that idea goes into the world, self-doubt kicks in.
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Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
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I would love to do some more comedy. I would love to do some silliness. I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability.
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Serial killers are everywhere! Well, perhaps not in our neighborhood, but on our television screens, at the movie theatres, and in rows and rows of books at our local Borders or Barnes and Noble Booksellers.
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When it comes to jobs, jobs are just like products in the sense that the free market operates and sees that somebody gets paid what they're worth.
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Choosing a spouse with religion in mind is not always a mistake, especially if your heritage and your faith are important parts of who you are. The trick is, as always, to recognize a good thing when you see it - and never mistake the bad for something more.
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A star may guarantee business, but the tradeoff is a very short run.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.
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I guess my idea of a good audience is one that's quiet and listens, but also that's alive: they respond, they're getting the jokes, they're with me. And that' s been happening.
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To retire is to die.
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The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us.
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Don't waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window- or break down a door.
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I'm the last guy left. That's what happens when you live to 84.
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I try not to make it personal, and I don't care about partisan politics one way or the other.
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I went to art school for fine art and then I started doing performance art, and then I started making fun of performance art, and it turned into comedy.
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I've had so many great experiences in my life, of living total free will, that I wouldn't change it for all the gold in the earth.
