Alonzo Mourning Quotes
I had individuals in my life to help me make the right decisions because it wasn't about them accepting handouts. It was about them making the right decisions for me.
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I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.
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It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God.
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If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around.
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I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
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In one week, I went from being a girl who owed a guy thousands of dollars - my manager Anthony was paying for my outfits, paying for my food; I was sleeping in his parents' basement - to taking meetings with every major label in America. The next morning, I had a record deal and wrote him a cheque to pay back all that money.
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I never thought 'Stairway to Heaven' was a long song. I loved how there was this part and then there was another part that was completely different.
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I always wanted to act. I guess I've always been a bit of a drama queen.
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The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
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You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
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Hack fiction exploits curiosity without really satisfying it or making connections between it and anything else in the world.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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The most difficult story that I've ever been involved in breaking on any of my shows was 'The Constant' episode of 'Lost,' which was when Desmond was consciousness-traveling.
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Marc if you want me to go to the bottom of the pool, I'll go there.
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I was joking with someone about this the other day. They were like, 'You talk about Applebee's as if it was your ex.' I miss it; I miss setting up tables at 6 A.M.
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Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.
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My number one job at the end of the day is to entertain.
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I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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That's what I loved about show business, no two days were alike. It's an exciting life.
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Our Constitution does not profess to have been established simply by the majority, but by 'the people' - the minority as much as the majority.
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Josh Gad was in my class. Katy Mixon. Griffin Matthews. Josh Groban - he ended up leaving to become a huge star, but he was in our class in freshman year. I remember Josh was this nerdy kid in a turtleneck with a voice from heaven.
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But if it’s true that the only true life I had was the life of my brain, what sense does it make to hand that brain to somebody for eight hours a day for their particular use on the presumption that, at the end of the day, they will give it back in an unmutilated condition? Fat chance!
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There's no downside to traveling the world and making money. I'm doing something I love. A lot of people have sucky jobs, but I have a good one, and I'm not trying to lose it any time soon.
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I had individuals in my life to help me make the right decisions because it wasn't about them accepting handouts. It was about them making the right decisions for me.
