Edward Herrmann Quotes
I like sunny stories. You know, my favorite girls in the '50s were Debbie Reynolds, Doris Day, and Esther Williams.
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I've gone through stages where I hate my body so much that I won't even wear shorts and a bra in my house because if I pass a mirror, that's the end of my day.
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The mystery of existence is the connection between our faults and our misfortunes.
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Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them.
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Have I seen The Commitments? I was obsessed with that movie. I just watched it again about two weeks ago.
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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When I was at school, I used to end every school day with fountain pen ink all over my hands and face and down my shirt.
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People have crossed the Himalayas in flip-flops seeking a blessing from the Dalai Lama.
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The hooks didn't roll out any more sevens than my hands did before them.
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I had planned to spend my 40s continuing my public service and starting a family. I thought that by fighting for the people I cared about and loving those close to me, I could leave the world a better place.
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I do secret stand-up shows around New York. I announce and tweet this to nobody - I get onstage and I do a quick five minutes.
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Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was off making something blow up and filming it, or making a mould of my sister's head using alginating plaster.
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What I expect of a movie reviewer is that he should love cinema as much as I do.
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My mother was adorable, a great giggler. My father was very strong and could be quite frightening.
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I lived for a year in Scotland. British sign language is very different from American.
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I'd love to do a sci-fi movie, a western, or an espionage thriller. But I'm not going to limit myself. If a good script comes along, I'm not going to discount it because it doesn't fit into one of these genres.
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I've known a lot of cowboys and a few cowgirls. They're, by and large, some of the smartest, funniest, most courteous, generous, and hardest-working people you'd ever want to know.
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When I was younger, I used to love Tim Burton's 'Batman.' I was, like, 15, and even then, I was aware, 'This is really the Joker's film.' It's like, the Joker just takes over, and Batman, you really don't learn too much about him.
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I used to work a lot on ranches where I grew up, and I had to rise at 5:30 in the morning.
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There are people who don't respond to color. That's what painting is. It's color.
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There are schools for weird children now. There wasn't when I was young.
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My parents were incredibly inclusive.
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Carpe per diem - seize the check.
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The dirty wax of egotism accumulated in the heart prevents us from clearly hearing the Lord’s voice within. A guru, with the stick of knowledge, cleans our hearts. Its really ugly to see what may come out, but by following patiently, we keep cleaning.
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I like sunny stories. You know, my favorite girls in the '50s were Debbie Reynolds, Doris Day, and Esther Williams.
