Alan Ball Quotes
My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.
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Jazz vision for me is seeing my art in musical term. It offers me an visual expressions in an ever-changing musical palette.
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I've always wanted to play quarterback, and I lucked out to be able to play for my favorite team - America's team. I'm just living the moment. I feel like all of this was supposed to happen. When you work hard, things work your way.
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Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.
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Not every woman has time to go to a salon and have her hair blow-dried every day.
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You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.
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I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.
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It's really hard for kids nowadays: you can get a decent education, but there are no jobs out there. You worry about how they are ever going to afford to live anywhere.
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I'm associated with gospel music in the minds of millions of people.
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I'm a sort of nuts-and-bolts guy. I'm into turning wrenches and swinging a hammer and wrenching on cars.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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You know, I've sold a lot of bad movies in my time.
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Any competent actor could have done what I did.
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I was supposed to be a doctor. I was supposed to go to Princeton. And everything I was supposed to do I didn't.
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The definition of a Schwarzenegger Republican is a Bush Republican who says he's a Schwarzenegger Republican.
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When I see a movie with someone it's kind of uncomfortable.
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I suppose I am one of those lucky people who eats what they like and doesn't gain too much weight.
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Even the worst Bond movies, there's something to love about them.
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I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of that symbol, of that extraordinary figure, Jesus Christ.
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Not everybody has the chance to grow up on an island.
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I've hit third all my life. But I'm hitting fourth for the Yankees. You can't beat that.
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I don't watch anything I'm in. Not even on set. I won't go over to the monitor to watch what we've just shot. It's too terrible. I think I'm just very self-conscious.
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My mother, Robin Bell, is the master of balancing the finite line between classic and creative when it comes to fashion. Mom has no qualms about unleashing the pinking shears on a vintage Givenchy dress if it means she'll wear it more once it's sleeveless.
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You have a right to your opinion about the work that you're doing. An artist is as equally important as the director. If you believe that, you can work in any circumstances.
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My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.
