Beau Bridges Quotes
Steve and I saw eye to eye on the story and I got the part, but I think in the beginning it was due to my brother's instigation. So I owe him for that.
Quotes to Explore
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There's a big link between trains and film. One of the first filmed objects was a train. The clickety-clack of the projector and the clickety-clack of the train are similar. There is the idea of the voyage - every voyage is a story. I wonder if film would have been invented without the train.
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I produce for a low price and I sell it on my own to 80 countries.
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I've always, especially through old Hollywood musicals, loved just to watch tap dancing; I adore it. I think it's fantastic.
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I'm a total people pleaser.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.
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Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.
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One of the great political and economic challenges of our time is figuring out the balance between wealth that benefits society and wealth that distorts.
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My kids always say to me, 'Can we watch TV?' I say, 'Absolutely!' because then I can get something done. But then they say, and I wait for it, 'But can you watch with us?' My moment of freedom vanishes. So not only do I not think TV's that great and I hate sitting in front of it, but I have to with them.
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I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's the same view I have for performing. I'm performing because I really want to, not because I have to bring bread back home.
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Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too.
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I'm quite a precious painter; my style is a messy fine art - sort of impressionist. I do portraits, I love painting other artists, but recently, I've been playing around with self portraits, putting on different characters.
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I'm addicted to 'Scandal.' Joe Morton is the devil, and I love him. I am addicted to 'Boardwalk Empire.' Jeffrey Wright is the devil, and I love him.
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Reality TV is easier to digest if it comes in small amounts.
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I was always a bit different. I had a very happy childhood, but I could never hang on to mates.
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Saying that you are advocating on behalf of small business does not grant a license to spend at will on more and more programs without congressional input, oversight, or statutory authority.
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I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.
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If I ever have sex with someone I might be able to develop a sense of humor.
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I have no pretension that I belong in D.C. I mean, I have to be cautious on how we do our restaurant.
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I never wanted to be a performer. I suppose I was precocious, really.
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Sometimes you have to look reality in the eye, and deny it.
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The sword wherewith they judge their brethren will fall upon their own heads. Instead of cutting themselves off from the brother as the just from the unjust, they find themselves cut off from Jesus.
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A salesman must also have flexible goals. You may say, I want to sell 10 accounts this week, and you sell five. You're ready to die. But, you tell yourself, Five isn't too bad. You know, next week maybe I'll sell 10.
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My favourite smell on a man is Lynx and Marc Jacobs.
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Steve and I saw eye to eye on the story and I got the part, but I think in the beginning it was due to my brother's instigation. So I owe him for that.
