P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
If you want to join the Republican party, they have to let you in. There's nothing they can do about it. I mean, if Republicans will take Al D'Amato, they'll take anybody.
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If Bill jumps into something that relies on a lot of cymbals, I'll jump into something that relies on a lot of skin sounds; if he goes into metal tones, I'll go into wood, and so on. I basically play in his holes.
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I shouldn't say this, but I always love the sidekicks. I want to do a leading-lady role in a film - absolutely. But I find that a lot of times I get attracted to the sidekick role. They stand out a little more because they're quirkier, they're funnier, they're crazier.
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I didn't follow big box office ideas. That eventually led me to witches. It's led me to find interesting roles.
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This dragonfly came up to me. He was hovering right in front of my face, and I was really examining him, thinking, How does he see me? I became enlightened.
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Whenever you show up on a set where you haven't been from the beginning - at least myself - I'm kind of quiet. I just watch the politics and how everything unfolds.
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It should be a law for one whole year that all laugh tracks are Seth Rogen. The world would get ever so slightly better.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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As I see it, a green salad is an open invitation to carrots, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and the sprouts that grow in jars on my kitchen counter.
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Privacy is big for me. To do interviews even, I have a very love/hate with it.
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I hear odd tracks from my albums every now and again on the radio, or maybe a friend plays me something.
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I think I'm a lot funnier and goofier than people were able to see on 'Dancing With the Stars.'
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When we grew up, we wanted to do two things: to own a sports team and a casino.
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My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'
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I love an underdog. No, I don't necessarily mean the cartoon. I mean like David, as in Goliath, or the Bears, as in The Bad News Bears.
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First and foremost, I look for a great script. Then, the team that I am working with. Only then, we will be able to come up with a good film.
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I can work as a writer, but I wanted to do stand-up.
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There are, essentially, as many opinions on marriage as there are people in the world.
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I'm having the same problems today that I had when I first started, saying that outrageous adult animation works.
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Moderation, honey, in all things but love and chocolate. That's my motto.
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If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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Unrest of spirit is a mark of life.
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I interact with journalists all the time, and I note how they behave.
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If you want to join the Republican party, they have to let you in. There's nothing they can do about it. I mean, if Republicans will take Al D'Amato, they'll take anybody.
