Randy Harrison Quotes
I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.
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I'm very self-critical.
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I think I would like to see more roles for South Asian performers that are more inclusive and part of the American Diaspora, the American tapestry, perhaps the way that African American and Hispanic roles have developed.
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Bodhisattva is enlightened in the Buddhist philosophy, religion, tradition. He's enlightened. It's fine - I don't really fight it - but many people use the term 'zen' and terms like 'nirvana,' 'enlightenment' in an almost superficial way. It's not that complicated.
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When I was first starting to write plays, I quite literally had never heard of the idea of studying playwriting. I wouldn't have studied it even if I had heard of it.
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If you just storyboard something, you've already planned it, and you're stuck in the limitations of your imagination.
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I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court.
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I moved to New York - I attended NYU, did a BFA in Acting at NYU. I was really into hip-hop, so I started battling, like '8 Mile.' I used to rap battle.
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I was just doing my job in the ring and doing my best to make people happy.
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We're actually thinking about distributing 'Moon Over Broadway' on-line. It's tempting, because when you go to a major studio, it's sort of like a farm, you know? They make all the money, since it's kind of a buyer's market.
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I realized that acting isn't necessarily what I love, but it's what I do. But I really do love filmmaking.
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It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
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I will be up at 8 A.M. making spaghetti bolognese for Peter and Sophia's evening meal if I'm working that day. I may not get back for the evening, and I worry if I don't do that, then they won't eat anything.
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But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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The lovers of romance can go elsewhere for satisfaction but where can the lovers of truth turn if not to history?
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You think you choose the subjects of your books. But sometimes, in ways you don't know, the books choose you.
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Personally I feel, for me, it's tough to do Botox - but it's also tough not to! Sometimes, I think I need the help. Whatever anyone else chooses is fine with me - no judgment.
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People who drive Jeeps are people who like to do outdoor activities.
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Elite athletes learn entitlement. They believe they are entitled to have women serve their needs. It's part of being a man. It's the cultural construction of masculinity.
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I'm the worst employee in the world. I'll cheat and steal time and resources from my employer, although I'll con everybody into believing I'm essential to the operation.
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Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.
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I was just a kid, but I was a rotten kid.
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I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no money.
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The public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are.
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I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.
