Adam Richman Quotes
'Man v. Food' was the biggest career-defining opportunity. I went from anonymity to someone of note with access to amazing eateries.
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Movies are usually difficult, often insane, constantly challenging and always strangely amusing to make.
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We got a chance to go and play in some places that the usual European tour by an American band didn't go to.
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It was in India that I started my acting career, courtesy of my parents, long before I set foot on stage in England. They headed a company of travelling players performing Shakespeare up and down the land.
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I first read Heinlein when I was very young.
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I think that any sort of fantasy or sci fi that is grounded in something that could ostensibly be real - 'Jurassic Park' being my favorite example - is that much more prescient because it means that much more. Maybe one day, what if?
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Both my parents are immigrants. I've seen different struggles they've had. There's a reason you don't see me using accents. I don't do impressions of my folks. When I'm doing a crappy impression of my folks, and you're laughing, I'm thinking, 'When my parents talk to people, when they walk away do people do impressions of them? Do they laugh?'
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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Events tend to recur in cycles.
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You have no ability, if you're a financial institution and you're threatened with criminal prosecution, you have no ability to negotiate.
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You need to have people within your own party that have the wherewithal to stand up to you.
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If I like a book, I tend to read the author's entire collection. But I choose mainly through personal recommendations, general word of mouth and book reviews.
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One element of Madonna's career that really takes center stage is how many times she's reinvented herself. It's easier to stay in one look, one comfort zone, one musical style. It's inspiring to see someone whose only predictable quality is being unpredictable.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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No one is more enslaved than a slave who doesn't think they're enslaved.
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Maybe one of the only things I do well: I cook like a maniac! I would be a chef if I weren't an actor.
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I feel like I work on scripts for comedy as well as dramatic stuff the same.
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I don't recall ever desiring to go as fast as possible.
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I like talking. I like acting.
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Film is a very collaborative medium. If you're smart enough, you learn how to maintain your vision while drawing resourcefully from all the people around you.
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I decided to start acting in my mid-twenties. I studied pre-med, and I have a bachelor's degree in Biology, so when I decided to pursue a different career, I got a lot of, 'What on earth are you doing?' But, I gave myself a year and thought, 'You know what, I'm going to just beat the odds.'
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I do like to cook. But I only cook a few things, but those few things I do really well.
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'Man v. Food' was the biggest career-defining opportunity. I went from anonymity to someone of note with access to amazing eateries.
