Adrian Tomine Quotes
On a very basic, concrete level, there have been times when my work, regardless of the content, has harmed relationships because I made that work such a primary priority in my life.
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I like to do everything you can possibly do before you go into rehearsal, because once we are in rehearsal or on the stage there will be a problem I didn't anticipate. It's really good to think we got it all nailed - of course you've never got it all nailed.
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I feel pressure, but my emotions just don't show that much in my face.
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It happens that I'm heterosexual, but I don't care about that. I do care about protecting the rights of 10 percent of our population who are homosexual and who don't have the ability to protect their rights.
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It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
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Cultures and races are mixing in a very organic way in the world, and that should be reflected in film and television.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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As long as people have been making little people, they've wanted to know how not to.
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Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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Women drive box office.
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The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.
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One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.
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I believe in reincarnation of the soul.
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When I was 18, I couldn't wait to move away. I was like: 'If I ever have to come back here, I'll kill myself.' Glasgow seemed like failure and death to me back then, but not any more.
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You want a career? Do that first. You don't want to have kids? Then don't. You don't want to get married? Then don't. But once you do something, you've got to know that there is compromise.
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I love old movies. The '40s theatre pace is fantastic.
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Separation is very important to me. I don't strive to be a celebrity. My music has nothing to do with me at the end of the day. Once it's made and it's purchased, it belongs to whoever.
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If there's a rift in the marriage - if someone feels neglected, frustrated, tempted by others, or unsure - then trouble can easily arise.
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People that are brilliant and successful, we think they've just always been that way. That's not the case. Most of them have had some tough adversity in their life. It's prepared them. I've never felt like you could develop character without adversity.
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I don't think I'm always right, but I would like to empower people to come to sound conclusions using a systematic way of looking at things.
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Cooking is in an honest profession where you cannot hide and let others do the work for you. You have to show up, work hard and prove you can do it faster and better. And find a mentor who will recognize your talent and push you in the right direction.
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I want to have the fairy-tale life with a wife and three or four kids. It will come.
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On a very basic, concrete level, there have been times when my work, regardless of the content, has harmed relationships because I made that work such a primary priority in my life.
