Courtney B. Vance Quotes
It was a natural for me to end up in the theater because I'd done a lot of reading about it.
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I will keep working hard!
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My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I don't make them do anything.
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We in the Middle East like to talk politics, we like to argue. Just look at the three prophets - Moses, Jesus and Mohammad. They are all from this small region which creates problems all the time.
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Most big popcorn movies are 'bad guy does something to good guy, good guy gets revenge on bad guy, sets the world right, and moves on.' And 'Ender's Game' is just not that simple, so it's an exciting challenge. It's a little terrifying, and let's see how audiences respond.
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An actor has to embody a role.
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I'd have loved to have appeared in 'Absolutely Fabulous' - that's one of my favourite shows.
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It's become a habit to make films where the father is absent. My father impresses me, but the father figure does not.
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If being a woman is a factor politically, it's usually not because of a conscious bias, but because women are a novelty.
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'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'
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I am not that thrilled about the way our records sound anyway. Don't get me wrong, I work hard on them and I want them to sound fantastic but I'm happy to have another interpretation of them anyway.
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While I have never been more excited about SecondMarket, I have chosen to move on from day-to-day management of the private company/fund business so that I can focus 100% of my energy on our digital currency business.
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While I have the greatest respect for the Supreme Court's members, I cannot claim familiarity with any particular judicial philosophies the justices might possess.
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On The Practice, I get to do what I love to do, and I am making a contribution that will, in the end, help raise social consciousness, dispel some of the myths about being large, and change the way that people view and interact with large people.
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Overall I enjoy a certain anonymity. I live a very normal, very ordinary life.
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How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child.
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It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough.
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One of the most important decisions you'll ever make is choosing the kind of universe you exist in: is it helpful and supportive or hostile and unsupportive? Your answer to this question will make all the difference in terms of how you live your life and what kind of Divine assistance you attract.
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Guys should not be allowed to use the Internet all day long. So sad.
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The life you want is waiting to rise up to meet you ... Will you accept it? Do you feel worthy enough to accept it?
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When I come out of my dressing room, I go to my heart and say a little prayer and go out on stage. There I am, coming to lift you up and to motivate you. I want to bring joy. It's gospel, and gospel is the truth. It's what I do. I'm going to bring you the truth and lift up your spirit.
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I've got good vibes up here in the Akron area, Cleveland area.
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The only ground of hope for the continuance of our free institutions is in the proper moral and religious training of the children, that they may be prepared to discharge aright the duties of men and citizens.
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I made some choices that weren't right in the past. It cost me in terms of my confidence and everything.
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It was a natural for me to end up in the theater because I'd done a lot of reading about it.
