Laurence Fishburne Quotes
I don't believe in acting teachers for me, so it's God's joke that he gave me a best friend who's an acting teacher.
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Talent is very hot.
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I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.
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Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.
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Shakespeare doesn't really write subtext, you play the subtext.
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I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.
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I conveniently was not accepted to film school, which I applied to in 1987, and so I decided I would become a filmmaker instead of a student.
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If I can't get a mental image from the song, I won't sing it.
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In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
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If we lose sight of the fact that writing is entertainment, then writing is doomed.
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I was the first to advocate the Web. But I am very troubled by this thing that every kid must have a laptop computer. The kids are totally in the computer age. There's a whole new brain operation that's being moulded by the computer.
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The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not rich, not famous, but making a living.
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Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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When I was a kid, I wasn't looking at the small-budget films myself. I was looking at 'James Bond' and all the major films, so I still have that energy. I still love those films.
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You can't possibly prepare for what happens to you the day you hit No. 1 and people treat you differently.
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The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead.
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A great ratatouille is one in which the vegetables interact with each other but are still discernible from each other. The trick is to cook them just right: not over, not under.
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I make out a play list for every character and buy the records they would listen to; it helps me find their personas. What they play, where they stay, who they lay, is my matrix for character development.
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Nobody in show business can possibly get away with making fun of their boss.
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Here's what my CV usually does not say: I was trained as a teacher. My first job lasted less than 60 days. I was an assistant professor at a good college at Delhi University, but I found it very political, very suffocating. At the age of 23, you're not very tolerant of those things.
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When I was 8 years old, I asked my parents to get me head shots, and they were like, 'What are you talking about? Go outside and play!' I'm so glad they did.
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The human body has limitations. The human spirit is boundless.
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I don't believe in acting teachers for me, so it's God's joke that he gave me a best friend who's an acting teacher.
