Alan Davies Quotes
I liked the idea of all of humanity fitting inside a sugar cube because more than 99.9% of matter is space.
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If the television market collapses - and it will collapse - then, it seems, there is too much regulation, and that's not a good thing.
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I tell people in Chicago to take care of themselves.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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Palestinian propagandists can say and do anything they please without concern for the truth, in the belief that if they repeat it often enough it will simply become the truth.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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I love sitcoms, and I grew up on sitcoms. That's my tasty junk food.
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A movie is about human beings, about humanity.
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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Doing and making positive programming for young people is so important to me, and I will keep doing it.
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In a city, it's very hard to do a restaurant, an avant-garde-cuisine restaurant, where each year you need to change the whole menu.
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For me rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them.
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I don't regret the passing of time. I try to live in the present, which should mean my life's full.
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I am sure it does not hurt that Mitt Romney is my dad. I'm sure it's opened a lot of doors for me. But I think I've been pretty effective once I've gotten through the door at doing a pretty good job.
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Our comedies are not to be laughed at.
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Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
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Happiness is very simple and minimal.
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I think trust is the most important thing. If the actors and the director and the crew trust each other and you set up perimeters and boundaries, you give everyone space to do great work.
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For me personally, I was just worried that transitioning from a podcast, which is a very intimate sort of experience - people tell me they listen to my podcast while they're at the gym or on road trips, so you're in someone's ear - to being on television - that's a lot of space to fill.
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I never ask a man what his business is, for it never interests me. What I ask him about are his thoughts and dreams.
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Throughout his eight years in office, Barack Obama endured a campaign of illegitimacy waged either by pluralities or majorities of the Republican party. Donald Trump rooted his candidacy in that campaign. It's fairly obvious.
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'Ugly Betty' has been the most important thing I've ever done, easily. I was able to do more with one character than I can ever imagine doing again - Hilda was hilariously funny and emotionally deep... I really got to showcase what I could do with a character.
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I liked the idea of all of humanity fitting inside a sugar cube because more than 99.9% of matter is space.
