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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Like in every peace process, and especially in Colombia, there all kinds of problems that will come through. Not only is the process by itself very complicated but it has lots of underground complications.
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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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My family are the epicenter of all my decisions.
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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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When you write, you don't have the social constraints of having people in front of you, so you talk about abstract matters.
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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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Through travel, you discover a new aspect to your personality. You discover things which you wouldn't seated in the confines of your home.
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Great men always pay deference to greater.
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Government can supply bread, but it can't mend a broken spirit.
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I fight for other people better than I fight for myself.
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I think it's important for scientists to speak in their own voices and not just be mediated by journalists or others speaking for them.
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Failures are life's way of nudging you and letting you know you are off course. Trying new things and not being afraid to fail along the way are more important than what you learn in school.
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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.
