J. B. Smoove Quotes
I'm trying to be the Jay-Z of comedy one day. I don't know if there's any comedy moguls out there, but I would love to be the first comedy mogul.
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Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.
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Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.
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Scoring the first 10 in history was a big deal, but the fact that even an electronic scoreboard could not figure out how to put out a score, it made the story more historic.
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I always wear the same thing at home. I can't be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.
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I want to write novels, and I want to write and direct theater.
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I still do commercial work as an actor, which I love, because it's very quick, and it definitely pays my bills.
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I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist of the opportunities one has neglected.
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It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.
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I'm very private in person. I'm very sensitive and shy with men individually. But when I'm talking, maybe there's this other channel or this other side and other way of working in my mind, and I convert and become carefree.
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You know, we're really destroying ourselves because we're really making the motivating force of anything we do selfish.
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The U.S. should worry about the effects of its polices on the rest of the world. We would like to live in a world where countries take into account the effect of their policies on other countries and do what is right, broadly, rather than what is just right given the circumstances of that country.
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I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.
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It's better to waste money, than it is to waste time. You can always get more money.
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I know who I am as an artist and I know what my sound is, but I wanted to know what I could do in order to take it to that next level. So the experiences I had last year of moving to California and traveling to places like Rome and Nicaragua where I met a lot of people just had a really big impact in my life.
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He who can believe himself well, will be well.
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One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost.
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It wasn't my dream to make music. It was just something I ended up doing, and no one said stop.
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Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.
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Any time that you can give the consumer more of what they want, it's a good thing. I said from Day 1 that the unbundling of the album is a good thing.
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When I was around 15, I did my first movie. I was at a kids' agency, and the third time I was invited to an audition, they offered me a little part in some kiddie thing, and I earned my first money. I was very proud that I could buy my first mountain bike with my own money.
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I wrote 'My Name is Red' just to remember painting, where the hand does it before the intellect. When I'm captive to it, I'm a happier person. Kierkegaard tells us that a happy person is someone who lives in the present; the unhappy person, someone who lives either in the past or the future.
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I'm a trisexual. I'll try anything once.
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On paper I would be a rather bold individual in our culture.
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I'm trying to be the Jay-Z of comedy one day. I don't know if there's any comedy moguls out there, but I would love to be the first comedy mogul.
