Curtis Armstrong Quotes
As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies.
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I am an American citizen born in Kuwait of Egyptian parents. I grew up in Great Britain, Malaysia, and Egypt and have lived in the United States since 1965, when I was seventeen.
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I really like this trend of songwriting that is honest and intelligent and serious and longing.
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It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do.
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Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.
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You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.
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The bottom line is, when you're in the Senate, you have more of a voice in the beginning than a new House member.
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We believe in the vision of 'Make in India,' and our proposed joint venture with Rafael is a step in this direction.
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Both my parents were amateur badminton players. My father is a scientist and wanted me to be a doctor. But my mom was very aggressive and loved badminton. She pushed me right from the age of nine to take up the sport.
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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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To the best of my judgment, I have labored for, and not against, the Union. As I have not felt, so I have not expressed any harsh sentiment towards our Southern brethren. I have constantly declared, as I really believed, the only difference between them and us is the difference of circumstances.
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I look forward to a time when my career in a place where I can get out of Los Angeles and find a nice small town like I grew up in to raise my family.
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When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls' athletics.
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The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them in terms of regional domination. It means a lot to them. They are all in here.
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Chicago still remains a Mecca of the Midwest - people from both coasts are kind of amazed how good life is in Chicago and what a good culture we've got. You can have a pretty wonderful artistic life and never leave Chicago.
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The nature of good fiction is that it dwells in ambiguity.
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Her death has had a huge effect on me. It felt like a big hole appeared on my left side - apparently your left side is your mother - which I thought could never be filled. Now I think what you have to do is fill it with yourself because your mother is part of you. I'm easing into that space, using it and being comforted by it.
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I've worked hard throughout my entire life, but I don't think all the hard work could have produced the same results without all the genetics I was given.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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I did attend a convention with the production company behind 'The Woman' and 'Jug Face,' and I loved it and thought, 'I have to come back, as they are so much fun!' But those tickets are really expensive, and you're buying merchandise, and you want autographed pictures with people, so it's kind of like Disney World.
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Sometimes your characters in films do things that you wouldn't do. You're not playing yourself all the time.
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I kind of go where the wind blows, and TV has just been how I make a living so far.
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Normally I start with a plot, and write a synopsis, and the ideas come from the construction.
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As an actor I'm part of a long line of character people you can take back to the silent movies.
