Marc Platt Quotes
What makes 'A Christmas Story' universal, whether you celebrate Christmas or not, is that you recognize that family... It's ultimately about a family being glued together for the holiday season.
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If you're in a film that you're proud of and you care about, then you're always happy to talk about it.
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There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
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Although the evidence at this trial shows that Charles Manson was the leader of the conspiracy to commit these murders, there is no evidence that he actually personally killed any of the seven victims in this case.
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I don't work out but generally I am fit, which is why I don't work out.
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The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's not what happens.
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I'm not sad at all about turning 40.
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I think what has helped me is that I've never thought of myself as a child star. If you think of yourself like that, you might have problems!
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I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!
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If you don't understand how to run an efficient operation, new machinery will just give you new problems of operation and maintenance. The sure way to increase productivity is to better administrate man and machine.
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We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.
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I am a writer of the textbooks of scientology.
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My motto is that the audience should notice the actors, not the clothes.
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I love being in a courtroom.
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The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.
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My kids are in school and in all these clubs - chess club, fashion club, you name it. When my dad came home from work, it was late, and when he left, it was early in the morning. On my days off, I'm still taking my kids to school and picking them up. I do what I have to do to keep that relationship.
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I'm definitely not getting married. In this business, you're either getting married or they want you to be pregnant. I'm not getting married until I'm forty. If ever.
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This means a lot. I'm being recognized for all the blood, sweat and tears I put into a 17-year career.
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I've got no interest in football. My brother's a footballer, too, and I was dragged to the freezing pitch every week as a child. I don't see much glamour in it.
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The two things you cannot do effectively on stage are pray and copulate.
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I am happy that America continues to be, for many, a land of dreams. Dreams which lead to action, to participation, to commitment. Dreams which awaken what is deepest and truest in the life of a people.
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I've been on 'Hollyoaks' since I was 15, and I've grown up on the show. I'm so very fortunate to be given the opportunity to learn my craft in such a fantastic environment.
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Coming from a family of preachers, the idea of giving back has been part of my life as long as I can remember.
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What makes 'A Christmas Story' universal, whether you celebrate Christmas or not, is that you recognize that family... It's ultimately about a family being glued together for the holiday season.
