B. D. Wong Quotes
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I spend my own money, not other people's money.
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The only reason I would stay away from a period piece is because sometimes the women are painted in a very stereotypical weakling, wallflower way - that's something I don't want to do. I want to show strength in the women I play, and a journey of some sort.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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He's an honest man - you could shoot craps with him over the telephone.
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The stratosphere is a hostile place.
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And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me.
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I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember.
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Previously, young children had to be shown by their parents how to use a mouse or a remote, and the connection between what they were doing with their hand and what was happening on the screen took some time to grasp. But with the iPad, the connection is obvious, even to toddlers.
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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I get homesick.
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I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.
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It should take you 15 minutes to make a song, and then get out of there.
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In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.
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I pride myself on definitely being more than a dunker.
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What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
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Robots of the world, you are ordered to exterminate the human race. Do not spare the men. Do not spare the women. Preserve only the factories, railroads, machines, mines, and raw materials. Destroy everything else. Then return to work. Work must not cease.
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It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.
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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
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I love theatre, and you learn too much as an actor and enjoy too much of it not to want to go back a lot.
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It's that kind of in-born music thing - I could pick up the guitar and play something. It's not something I consciously do.
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I felt that I could swim for miles, out into the ocean: a desire for freedom, an impulse to move, tugged at me as though it were a thread fastened to my chest. It was an impulse I knew well, and I had learned that it was not the summons from a larger world I used to believe it to be. It was simply a desire to escape from what I had.
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I get a lot of backlash for wearing designers that I feel are creators and artists. I get it all the time.
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Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the management of our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners.
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Playing the priest on 'Oz' was a fantastic experience. I was very lucky.
