Kevin Costner Quotes
I think I just wanted to work when I finally came to Hollywood. That's what it was. I wanted to get a job, and then I wanted to get the second one.
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I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.
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I often joke that I straddle psychosis and neurosis, and that being an artist keeps me in the middle, so I can work between the two.
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I do movies that I would like to go and see. I think that's a good barometer of how I choose films. I like going to these movies. Our job is to make sure the audience gets their $16 worth. That's my job.
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I joined the Actors Studio and began to work with Lee Strasberg, and that changed my work.
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I feel the need to work with my wife, Lena Olin, again.
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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I've worked with very few that I considered unpleasant. Dennis the Menace was a joy to work on.
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When you're first reading the script and thinking about playing the part, it's slightly daunting. It's easy to question, 'Is an audience going to like me? And is that my job?'
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I want to work with the best coaches in the world.
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I had no album title, and the album is like a journey in that it's a complete body of work. It's not just a couple of catchy songs and filler, so I felt that I needed to capture the essence of the album.
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I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way.
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After two years at UCLA, I decided to leave. I was convinced that no amount of education would help a black man get a job.
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I'm a work in progress.
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I'm a big fan of Mashable and TechCrunch and other outlets like that, but TechMeme obviously does an amazing job of aggregating.
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For an entrepreneur with 'improbable' and 'impossible' dreams, the alleged stability that comes from getting 'a real job' is nothing but a sign of slavery.
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When I was growing up, my white friends would call me: 'Hey, Chief!' Even when I go to work now, people call me 'Chief.'
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To make our way, we must have firm resolve, persistence, tenacity. We must gear ourselves to work hard all the way. We can never let up.
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The Oscars are really nice, but the best part is that I had the opportunity to do that kind of work.
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'The Reader' is about a young man's experience of falling in love with somebody who, it turns out, made some choices that were unavoidable in her life that resulted in horrific crimes against humanity.
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I love to play characters who are stuffy and nerdy who either then have a dark side or are pushed to a breaking point.
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I borrowed a lot of money from my parents in the years leading up to the 2000 Olympics, and I worked odd jobs.
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I have specific playlists for arrivals in different cities. Tokyo skews new wave, Paris more jazz, and New York is Top 40.
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What does it say about our country when people are so desperate for an alternative to our one-party state masquerading as a two-party state that they'll even elect a professional wrestler governor?
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I think I just wanted to work when I finally came to Hollywood. That's what it was. I wanted to get a job, and then I wanted to get the second one.
