Adrian McKinty Quotes
I think if you grow up in a culture where the army is out on the street sighting you with rifles, it has to have some kind of psychological impact.
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You've got to live your life, you've got to enjoy it.
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I'm very proud of my Nigerian heritage. I wasn't fortunate enough to be raised in a heavy Nigerian environment, because my parents were always working. My father was with D.C. Cabs and my mother worked in fast food and was a nurse.
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For me, writing about hotels is like writing about being in a parallel universe. The sense of voyeurism, and the sense of removedness, and there are all these people silently above you and next to you.
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I've found that entrepreneurial success usually comes through great execution, simply by doing a superior job of doing the blocking and tackling.
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Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
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It's all about the blanket. Blanket, pillow, and red wine. You should always be asleep on a plane.
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I'm famous by default. I came out of the womb, and people wanted to know who I was because of my parents.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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I remember my very first audition for a film. I was in Seattle. They were taping the session, and I just went crazy. The director finally said, 'Zoe, what are you doing? The camera's right here. Just talk to me.' And it took that director saying that to me to change everything.
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I'm in love with music, and I'm pregnant by it. It's like having twins. Or triplets. Or eight-lets!
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I was looking for what was coming from a man's soul and a man's conviction. I didn't care about his past. If it was innate and natural and felt good to him and it communicated.
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I don't know the history of my sport. I'm not like those people who know everything.
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The things I do, I do from the heart and out of love and respect for our planet and all living things. And I draw my courage from my love for justice and truth, and I calm my fears by comforting those who are more scared than me. And I try to do my best to make the world a better place, one small action at a time, as good as I can.
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I definitely have the screenwriting itch.
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If I didn't have a girlfriend, I'd have 10 girls at the studio, and they would make me not rap.
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I was only 23 and just out of college when I filmed 'Casualty' and so nervous, but it was brilliant fun. I was really lucky, and it really helped my career.
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Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened.
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I won't leave any unfinished manuscripts.
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The average person has eight different jobs over the course of their lifetime. You get a little antsy doing the same thing.
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It's pretty rough in South Africa. It's a rough culture. Imagine rough - well, it's rougher than that.
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I worked with Seann William Scott on 'Role Models,' and his arms are tatted up. He had to come to set an hour-and-a-half early to get them covered. It's not worth it. I want that extra hour of sleep.
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I don't think people cry reading 'Midnight's Children,' but a lot of people seem to cry watching the movie.
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Words have power, and if you are going to use your words negatively, then that is exactly what is going to happen in your life.
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I think if you grow up in a culture where the army is out on the street sighting you with rifles, it has to have some kind of psychological impact.
