Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quotes
The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off - I'd rather stay in character.
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I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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Inspire your children. I promise, your kids will think you're cool if you do this. They may not tell you that now, but they'll thank you later in life.
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The only thing documentary filmmakers have to work with, at least the way I make films, is trust. That's been true of everyone from James Carville and George Stephanopoulos to the kids in 'American High' to the soldiers in 'Military Diaries' to Anna Wintour to Dick Cheney.
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Few things parallel the bonding that occurs post-performance when congratulatory remarks are awarded, regrets are confessed, and gossip is exchanged.
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I've always had great faith in the Man Upstairs.
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I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.
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I don't believe I could work as effectively at what I do without the support of my wife.
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If only we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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I personally have a pretty open philosophy about trying to talk to the press, and so does Dan Bartlett.
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The primary goal of management education was, as originally conceived, to impart knowledge that could be applied to a variety of real-world business situations.
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I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were simple copies of the films I saw in childhood.
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The parts of graffiti I like are really antagonizing still - it's not something that a museum would really embrace.
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It's called a pen. It's like a printer, hooked straight to my brain.
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Don't know if I'm a nerd - I'm more of a geek.
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I would love to work with someone like Kevin Spacey as he could pass on what I need to learn.
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I think the greatest challenge in environmentalism and the most rewarding challenge is trying to figure out how humans can meet their needs while protecting the environment.
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One of the scary things is that, when you're a kid, you look at your dad as the man who has no fear. When you're an adult, you realize your father had fear, and that you have it, too.
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I'm a good son, a good father, a good husband - I've been married to the same woman for 30 years. I'm a good friend. I finished college, I have my education, I donate money anonymously. So when people criticize the kind of characters that I play on screen, I go, 'You know, that's part of history.'
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The shows need youth. All of our comics are getting too famous to do the show regularly. The people who are regulars five years ago, a lot of them have moved on and can't do the show anymore. We can't really get Jim Gaffigan anymore, we can't get Nick Swardson anymore.
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Every so often, I'll get an idea from a dream, but most of the time, ideas come to me while I'm toiling away at the keyboard just like every other writer.
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My relationship with God has gotten so much stronger. He's always had his hand on me. He always guided me. I didn't always go where he wanted me to go. But He always had me. Now that I'm actually listening and being obedient, life is so much better.
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The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off - I'd rather stay in character.
