Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quotes
Mad is the man who is forever gritting his teeth against that granite block, complete and changeless, of the past.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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I'm proud of 'Fifty Shades of Grey.' I don't need to distance myself from that. The more work I do, the more the general public sees the different things I can do. Do I think it opened doors? Yeah. More people know my name.
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Both 'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report,' you're working with the best. When you work with the best, you have to raise your game. If you're working with people who are sub par, you're not forced to give 100 percent because you can get by on 80 percent.
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Jill Clayburgh's life so closely paralleled mine, I feel as though a part of me lived a little through her and died a little with her.
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Obviously I've had great experiences with people I've worked with on films - I've married half of them! I should come with a warning sign that says, 'Don't worry, I'm not going to try to marry you. I'm done.'
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I have been to hell and back. I have seen the edge. I have seen the dark side of life.
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After a day of writing, I love nothing more than to go into my kitchen and start chopping onions and garlic on the way to cooking an improvised meal with whatever ingredients are on hand. Cooking is the perfect counterpoint to writing. I find it more relaxing than anything else, even naps, walks, or hot baths.
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Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.
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Regarding the Hall of Fame, when they decided I was going to be one of the possible candidates, when I heard that, I was so thrilled. You're always hoping for something like that.
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I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.
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It is not about money. It is about how you treat the player.
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In politics, it's very theatrical. There's a lot of stage craft. The campaign is trying to tell a story that they want people to believe in, and candidates are playing the role, like actors, by a creative personae that people will be attracted to.
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Triple tonguing? It was sort of invented. It wasn't in the script. It was something that I came up with.
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Surely the glory of journalism is its transience.
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Throughout my career I have been talked out of things I wanted to do, and when I look back, I think I should have followed my instincts.
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Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.
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When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I'm the same guy I've always been.
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All forms of art are consciousness expanders, and I am convinced that they will take us further, and more consciously, than drugs.
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Brazilification: The widening gulf between the rich and the poor and the accompanying disappearance of the middle classes.
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India Conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
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Life is too short to do the things you don't love doing.
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I had a big time punk-rock phase and psychobilly phase. I used to go mad for the Guana Batz.
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I live in New York and got a call from my agent saying there was this new role on 'Mad Men,' it might be recurring and they're seeing people tomorrow. I said, 'OK, this is one of those things where you hedge your bets, use your miles and get on a plane.' I flew out Tuesday morning and got the job on a Wednesday.
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Mad is the man who is forever gritting his teeth against that granite block, complete and changeless, of the past.
