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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Some things have to be believed to be seen.
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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 think people are tired of politicians trying to poke each other in the eye.
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I like being absurd. Being silly.
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'Swan Lake' was my favourite piece of music when I was younger, and I never had a chance to skate to it.
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Hast thou attuned thyself to the suffering of humanity, O candidate for light?
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No matter what you're doing. I feel that everyone has something different that moves them or that appeals to them. Maybe something in your family or maybe something in your life that happened that really pushes you for a specific cause - as long as there is something that you're doing.
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I like sunny stories. You know, my favorite girls in the '50s were Debbie Reynolds, Doris Day, and Esther Williams.
