Craig Robinson Quotes
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Kenya doesn't have much of an infrastructure for hosting a film.
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All the women in my family are very dramatic by themselves. They make the biggest things out of nothing. I think that's where I learned a lot about being emotional.
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One of the issues I kept saying to my students is you have to learn to interrupt. When you raise your hand at a meeting, by the time they get to you, the point is not germane. So the bottom line is active listening. If you are going to interrupt, you look for opportunities. You have to know what you're talking about.
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It's not enough to just mildly want what you want. You must wildly want what you want. Nobody ever got their greatest wishes by being wishy-washy. You need to put extreme energy into your power of intention to win what you wanna win.
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I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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Faith is personal if it's to be real.
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I've always had a dream of owning a restaurant.
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I'm very ambitious, but I also love myself - which means I try to take care of myself.
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Eighty-five per cent of the crowd is going to fall in love with me - they're going to feel it, wow. But fifteen per cent are going to think, 'This guy is obnoxious.' I spend enormous time with them - every negative review of 'Crush It!' on Amazon has a response from me - and I can probably bring back ten of the fifteen.
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The art world is a very prissy little thing over in the corner, while the major cultural forces are being determined by techno science.
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Fame is a delicate and dangerous creature; I saw people who didn't honor it, who refused to take responsibility for it, get destroyed by it. I also saw that stardom in and of itself was empty.
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I grew up with 'Friends' from day one and, like, 'Seinfeld' and 'Frazier,' those sorts of shows, but for sure, 'Friends' was it for our family. Like, we would watch every Thursday night at eight o'clock; I couldn't wait.
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Paddy Considine is a great friend of mine, and he is a natural actor because he is an artist, and I'm not an artist. If I ever blow my own trumpet, it's as a craftsman.
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My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter.
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I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it.
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I have a close association with Gen. Petraeus... What you get in Dave Petraeus is a very unique officer, a combination of intelligence, extraordinary depth of knowledge and understanding.
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I have been five minutes too late all my life-time!
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Age, like distance lends a double charm.
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I love playing Chekhov. That's the hardest; that's why I love it most.
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Study what you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your life. It'll be one great adventure.
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My only regret in life is that I didn't spend as much time with my kids as I now wish I had.
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You hate to think one of those kids is not going to get a trophy for Player of the Year. There are numerous awards, and ideally they would split them. If Morrison doesn't get a Player of the Year award, I'll buy him a gold trophy, call it the Dickie V. P-T-Per Award and ship it out to him myself.
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You've got to talk to your kids as both a parent and a friend.
