Henry Rollins Quotes
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Not to oversimplify it, somebody once said a good rule of thumb in interpreting a character is to find the good in the bad people that you portray and the bad in the good.
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If only one in 1,000 people that I talk to goes on to write a good book, that's one more good book that I've helped along... and maybe it will be a book I love myself five or 10 years down the line.
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When I was travelling in Rajasthan people were waving hands, and it felt like I was visiting my own constituency.
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I think it's a mistake to try to pin down one particular reason for a person's personality. Don't we all, for many reasons, act differently in different circumstances and with different people?
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The Haitian people are gentle and lovable except for their enormous and unconscious cruelty.
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I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped.
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Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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One reason the United States is one of three countries in the world that do not have any form of paid maternity leave is that many American business leaders, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, oppose any family-friendly policies. They scare people into thinking maternity leave will be a job killer.
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I'd always wanted to be an action heroine. That's a chick dream, getting to wear a leather bodysuit and be blonde and kick ass. But, what really attracted me to 'Dredd' was the script. It was fantastic! It was about people and characters, and not just about explosions and fighting.
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People only see what they are prepared to see.
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The demand in India is to have a hit, which becomes a promotion for the movie and makes people come to the theater. You have five songs and different promotions based on those. But when I do Western films, the need for originality is greater. Then I become very conscious about the writing.
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You know, it's a really adult thing, for some people, to choose to not be with the one that you love.
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I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.
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A lot of people thought you couldn't be a top-level athlete as a vegan, but people like Mac Danzig and Jake Shields are proving that's wrong. And it's better for me as a performer.
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Marketing is more important than it has ever been. But I'm trying to tear the layers back and make it not so contrived. I think people just want entertainment.
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There's always a wine bully. The one person who did read the 'Wine Spectator,' who tells you what to drink and why the '97 is better than the '98. I want to punch the wine bully in the face. I want to make sure this generation of wine drinkers isn't elitist and snotty. I want it to be about family and bringing people together.
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I don't think people know how much time and effort truly goes into the game and goes into simply just scoring a touchdown. So when you get that opportunity, you should be able to be free and be relaxed from all the pressure that went into scoring that touchdown and have fun.
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Sometimes, when you watch people play a video game, they seem lost in this wormhole, or in a trance.
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God has given us control over one thing in our lives - our thoughts.
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In 'Sidney's Comet,' thanks to all the consumerism, all the garbage had to be put in deep space, even though we're not supposed to litter the cosmos - that was an environmental message. Although it was funny, it had an important message.
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As it turns out, just hanging out around athletes doesn't actually make one more fit.
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Thank God when He lays a burden on thee, and thank Him when He takes it off.
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Theatre has no national identity. It is something for the world, whether it is Irish, English, or French.
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Where there is young people and vitality, you're going to find punk rock.
