Lee Daniels Quotes
I was the oldest of five children, each about a year apart, and my mother, bless her heart, had her hands full.
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Russell Brand is lovely, even though he's a weirdo.
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It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. The reality of the situation is that I'm a jobbing actor, and any actor would give their eye-teeth to have one of those roles. It's a no-brainer! I'm pleased the stars have aligned around 'Arcadia.'
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Like some of my other movies, 'Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes' is also a very political film, and many critics still consider it even the best of all the Apes movies, because it conveys a series of political viewpoints.
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They do believe that if we do not wage this war against terror in places like Baghdad and Kabul, we are more likely to have it waged in Baltimore and Kansas.
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There has to be so many other ways of approaching airline security than demeaning ourselves by giving up a lot of our dignities and our liberty to do this.
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Truth never damages a cause that is just.
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I think that cancer is a life form that exists out there, and it exists in us. I think even the concept of healing is a spiritual principle that we have to really look at. I think the word itself is something we ought to get rid of, because it implies that there is illness - that there is something wrong.
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'The Voice' is built on positivity. Once we started filming, I knew that America was really going to love it.
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When we write about Auschwitz, we must know that Auschwitz, in a certain sense at least, suspended literature. One can only write a black novel about Auschwitz or - you should excuse the expression - a cheap serial, which begins in Auschwitz and is still not over.
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We are all losers in comparison to Malala Yousafzai. But we are not all geniuses. Like me.
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I just picked up a lot of classic-rock, melodic influence from my mom, music that she listened to, like 10,000 Maniacs, Led Zeppelin, REO Speedwagon and Yes.
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No doubt I enjoy being close to people in the way I dress, the way I speak, and the way I communicate with people.
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Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
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Bullies always have another target.
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There is no winning or losing, but rather the value is in the experience of imagining yourself as a character in whatever genre you're involved in, whether it's a fantasy game, the Wild West, secret agents or whatever else. You get to sort of vicariously experience those things.
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Sometimes in television, if there are storylines that are oft-told, people can be hypercritical of them.
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I've done literally 100, 150 different characters.
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I think 30 is a big jump from your 20s, but 40 holds no fear for me.
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My grand plan is that I can master having a better life by making sure I have a regular flow of songs. Then I can give myself time to tour or celebrate or write a film score.
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Fashion is not about product; it's about an interesting idea that you can't resist buying into.
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I don't feel famous.
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Problems are the price you pay for progress.
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NASCAR is a bunch of farmers driving around in circles.
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I was the oldest of five children, each about a year apart, and my mother, bless her heart, had her hands full.
