Parker Stevenson Quotes
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The economics of being a playwright are abysmal. I like to think of the work I do out in Hollywood as a way to actually make a life in the theater easier.
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I hadn't watched any Hitchcock movies when I made 'Tom at the Farm,' except for 'Vertigo' when I was 8 years old. I don't have a sophisticated film knowledge, but I have seen the legacy of classic movies in broader entertainment.
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Nature is the incarnation of thought. The world is the mind precipitated.
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The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries.
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I'm famous by default. I came out of the womb, and people wanted to know who I was because of my parents.
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People, y'know, they either love us or they hate us; there's no middle ground.
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I'm not confident in my own ability to resist the titanic force of my own ego.
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As an actor, you always think that whatever job you have is going to be your last. In some way, shape or form, you think you're going to screw it up and you're never going to work again.
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I sometimes wonder how we're short of cod. There's gonna be a load deep down that are hiding. But it's a good reason to put the price up, and it means a load of people will have haddock. They should tell people they're running out of all sorts. Make 'em panic a bit.
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I like Noah from 'The Notebook.' One - hundred percent. I fall in love with him so hard.
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The best migrant is the migrant who does not come.
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I can hire out for editing, proofreading, formatting, and cover design, and those are fixed, sunk costs. Once those are paid, I can earn 70% on a self-pubbed ebook.
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I always thought everybody else was better than me.
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We just feel like history repeats itself. You ain't never going to see nothing brand new; you're only going to see when records are broken. And we're here to just set records and set trends and follow the footsteps that have been shown to us.
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I want to be a soldier as my father was.
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As I have encountered difficult moments in my own life, I have been privileged to learn from the great men I have come to know as a writer.
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In my career quite a few people have tried to force me out, but so far no one has succeeded.
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Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it was actually verified.
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Once, in Australia, I ate 33 pancakes in 20 minutes, and I only did it because they said a girl could never enter the competition.
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I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
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I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They're first in with their fees and first out when there's trouble.
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In L.A., unless you've just won an Oscar or you're Mr. Studio Head, no one talks to you. Even at parties.
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Poetry has never let me down. Without poetry, I would have found life less comprehensible, less bearable and infinitely less enjoyable.
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I used to a lot. I used to go dancing.
