J. B. Smoove Quotes
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Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience.
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When people think of me, I want them to think of a travel show host who's really funny and good at his job, and I think eventually the CP won't even play into it, or at least that's the goal.
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Character, I am sure, lies in the genes.
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The harder you work, the luckier you get.
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I think that black people, to a degree, need to have a certain level of dexterity. If we want to be at the highest level of whatever our field is, we have to be able to navigate both worlds. We all just know that you gotta be able to put that suit on and have a conversation with people that don't look like you or your family.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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The trouble is that, while my parents were great when they were apart, they were terrible together.
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I've been very fortunate with my three spec scripts - which is sort of my thematic trilogy of the American Frontier. With 'Sicario', 'Hell or High Water' and then 'Wind River' - which is the third - there were no rewrites. It was the first draft for all three.
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Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such republican thoughts.
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(A Foreign Secretary) is forever poised between the cliche and the indiscretion.
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Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
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Winners do what losers don't want to do.
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When love is pure, it has the power to conquer. Lover and beloved conquer each other by their affection. The source, the essence, the fullest manifestation of love's conquering power is the love of the soul for the supreme soul, or God.
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I used to visit London when I was younger with my family. I feel very close to the city.
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I have never worried about 'Frontline' becoming an old-fashioned news brand, because we never were.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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I had gone full-on folkie; I'd had it with bands.
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How does one measure the success of a museum?
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I was a waitress years ago when I was first trying to become an actress, waiting tables in New York City.
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When political figures are shown on television or in movies, it's always the liberal Democrats that are shown to be humane, caring people.
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I love New York, and I'm drawn to a certain intensity of life, but I've just never felt like I want to escape from the Midwest. A writer lives a great deal in his own head, and so one intuitively finds places where your head is more clear. New York for me is one of those places.
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I'm competitive, and I love to create challenges for myself. Maybe that's not always a good thing. It can make life complicated.
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People change and things go wrong but just remember life goes on.
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All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.
