Alex Aiono (Martin Alexander Aiono) Quotes
I just love working with people who consistently push the limits, who try to be different and expand the talent that they have.
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The stage and working in front of a camera are two completely different mediums. Each requires different techniques.
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Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent.
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It's called talent. I just have it. I can't explain it. You either have it or you don't.
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For me, the whole process involves envisioning this book in my head as I'm working.
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My mom started working at the California Shakespeare Theater in Oakland when I was two years old, so I've always grown up around theater.
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I've always been a fan of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. I like working with larger-than-life characters in fascinating worlds - places where the rules are different.
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Age is just a number, and your talent will never fail you. It has no expiry date.
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I've wanted to be a writer since I was a boy, though it seemed an unlikely outcome since I showed no real talent. But I persevered and eventually found my own row to hoe. Ignorance of other writers' work keeps me from discouragement and I am less well-read than the average bus driver.
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The Illinois Constitution was written before they realized they'd have a city the size of Chicago in the state. The constitution had severe limits on the ability of any city to raise monies through taxes and bonds. When Chicago grew explosively, they had to come up with ways of getting more money to do more things.
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Acting is equal parts talent and perseverance.
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After you do this for a while, you get used to things not working the way you want them to. There's a job you want, and you don't get it. There's a movie you'd like to get made, and it doesn't get made. You become inured to it.
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There is nothing better than having a personal-best day, being in shape and pushing myself beyond my own limits.
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It's about working when nobody's watching.
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Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.
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I was working for the CIA and prohibited from speaking publicly.
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Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
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I prefer working in good cinema, wherever it is. I like subjects that have a universal appeal.
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I've always been comfortable working with women and I've had two happy marriages. Draw what conclusions you like from that.
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I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. The important thing is to not stop questioning.
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I would say 'The Master' was one of the most inspiring things I've ever got to work on.
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Our future depends on how we understand the past.
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One of my favorite authors, Garbrielle Zevin, she did a book called 'Elsewhere,' that is one of my favorites, and I think they're making that into a movie too. I really want to be in that one just because the story is so beautiful.
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Agents are still asking for millions of dollars for actors that don't sell one ticket.
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I just love working with people who consistently push the limits, who try to be different and expand the talent that they have.
