Adam McKay Quotes
Having a guy on a microphone yelling lines at you is counter to a lot of acting techniques.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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I'm typically single. I'm the girl who - I call it girl-next-door-itis - the hot guy is friends with and gets all his relationship advice from but never considers dating.
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With the price of life these days, you've got to get everything for free you can.
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In times of need, God can come to you in a myriad of disguises.
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It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.
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The next step in my life is hopefully meeting a nice guy and getting married.
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If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.
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You either get better, or you don't progress.
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When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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Personally, the first year when I started making enough money just from acting - by that, I mean not doing anything else but acting - was around 2003.
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There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.
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Oracle's latest database, version 12c, was specifically designed for the cloud. Oracle 12c makes all your Oracle applications multitenant applications without you having to make any changes whatsoever to your applications.
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The thing a drama school can't give you is instinct. It can sharpen instinct but that can't be taught, and you have to have intuition. It's an essential ingredient.
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I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business.
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Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of' VHS, and I would watch it over and over again. He was one of the few people on the show to play with the live elements and engage with the audience.
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Womanhood is something you don't consider until it hits you.
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I always tell young actors to have a back-up. You don't want to find yourself at the age of 30 still struggling to make a living out of acting.
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In sport, if you want to be the best you have to compete against the best - I would much rather have come tenth and be judged against everyone than come first and be judged against just a few.
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Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of joy.
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I've found the world's most versatile word - 'cheeky.' The amount of ways you guys can use the word 'cheeky' is quite impressive.
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When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.
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When I was a teenager, I worked in New Orleans for a chef named Paul Prudhomme. That was a very important time in my life as a chef. I developed my palate and learned a lot. And here I am now. I specialize in modern Mexican and contemporary Latin cuisines.
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If you had women running the weed market, I think there'd be lots of different products. I know periods. I know how horrible they are, and I know enough people who suffer from them that I really want to speak to them so they can carry something in their pocketbook for relief. Or come home, get in a tub, and soak with something that will actually work.
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Having a guy on a microphone yelling lines at you is counter to a lot of acting techniques.
