Kevin Heffernan Quotes
It's like you work with people, and based on the size of the budget, you sometimes can't pay them what they deserve.
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Funny is an attitude.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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Karaoke is something that's near and dear and very close to my heart. I was a karaoke host when I was working my way through university. I was a full-time student and karaoke was my night job.
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In my experience, I think there's must ado about fidelity and infidelity. I think sometimes true emotional relationships can go beyond those.
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Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble; in a statue the marble must be like flesh.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
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My movies are, more or less, very short. I'm terrified of boring an audience.
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And I'm not an actress. I don't think I am an actress. I think I've created a brand and a business.
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The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me.
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If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.
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We always had money problems. Sometimes I would lie awake at night wondering how to pay the rent.
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Sometimes, whether you like it or not, people elevate you. It's real easy to fall.
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And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.
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I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don't try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you.
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St. Louis sprawls where mighty rivers meet - as broad as Philadelphia, but three stories high instead of two, with wider streets and dirtier atmosphere, over the dull-brown of wide, calm rivers. The city overflows into the valleys of Illinois and lies there, writhing under its grimy cloud.
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If I'm saying a universal truth, but maybe it's something that people don't feel comfortable saying... It's a strange take, but at the same time, what you're hitting on is kind of right. You can relate. That's the heart of comedy. You have to have a point of view. You gotta commit. And the more you commit to it, sometimes the funnier it gets.
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I wasn't allowed to grow as an artist. My albums were nicer to look at than to listen to.
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Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.
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I bought a railroad during this period of time.
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I hate celebrities.
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I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing.
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Being a pastor's kid comes with a lot of pressure and scrutiny. A lot of my dad's sermons were about respect. It was a beautiful way to be taught about love and two people being equal.
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It's like you work with people, and based on the size of the budget, you sometimes can't pay them what they deserve.
