J. J. Abrams Quotes
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Whether I do an original film, a dance, or a remake of my dad's hit songs, I have always been compared to him.
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I always watch the work I do.
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Marriage happens; it can't be planned. When it has to happen, it will happen. Normally, what we always believe is that however prepared you are, if it's not meant to happen, it won't. And however much we have not planned, it will still happen if it's destined.
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When you're younger they always try to get you to do every ninny role that's going.
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But when ill indeed, Even dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.
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Albania is at risk and we are living in difficult times.
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
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The reality is that I always envisioned the 'Riddick' franchise as a continuing mythology, so I always imagined that there would be many other films to follow.
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I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.
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Art is always criticized and always an outsider gets the blame.
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It's such a Bore Being always Poor.
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For some reason, when I get to the 200m, I'm always a little bit nervous.
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Nobody's going to give you everything on a silver tray. It's going to be difficult.
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Most things I get hired on, I get hired because I improvise something funny, or they just think I look weird.
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The most difficult part of any crime novel is the plotting. It all begins simply enough, but soon you're dealing with a multitude of linked characters, strands, themes and red herrings - and you need to try to control these unruly elements and weave them into a pattern.
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My hands were constantly blistered or bloody; my ears were always ringing. I tore through drumheads and drumsticks like there was no tomorrow.
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Hunger and homelessness aren't things we always want to talk about.
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Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.
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If I were to listen to people all the time when they say, 'Hey, this is a really high challenge, this is a high climb, the bar is pretty steep,' then I wouldn't have gone to the academy. I wouldn't have become an aircraft carrier pilot. I wouldn't have become a Navy SEAL for sure. And I probably wouldn't have applied to Harvard.
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Life's not about sitting at home in front of the TV waiting for your life to begin. Get out there and take some chances.
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Success should stem from entrepreneurial creativity, not political connectivity.
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With sacrifice and work, anything can be done.
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Pitching is always a weird, difficult thing.
