D. J. Cotrona Quotes
Skateboarding was the only thing I was ever good at. Growing up, I was doing that from, like, dusk till dawn.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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My parents came to see me in a play at Eton when I was 16. And then, when I said I wanted to try for drama school, they knew there was enough passion there for them to be brave and back me.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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In terms of achievement, the pride is very important to me. It keeps me going every day. The money is always second to me.
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I've always really been interested in the Pygmalion myth and both what it has to say about creativity and what it has to say about relationships between men and women.
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I've never experienced chronic pain myself, but I have known many people over the years who have.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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I love anything to do with history.
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The climate has been changing since there was a climate.
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I wasn't a ladies' man.
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The goal is to divide my time between stage and film.
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I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness.
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When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban - that's my definition for her - I don't think she's me. Now I don't even feel as if I was shot. Even my life in Swat feels like a part of history or a movie I watched. Things change. God has given us a brain and a heart which tell us how to live.
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I really like Los Angeles - I had a good life out there. But the reason I choose to live in New York is because when I'm between engagements, as they say, something creative always comes up for me, like 'Julian Po,' or helping teach at NYU, or helping stage a show at Juilliard.
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I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.
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Making movies is not rocket science. It's about relationships and communication and strangers coming together to see if they can get along harmoniously, productively, and creatively. That's a challenge. When it works, it's fantastic and will lift you up. When it doesn't work, it's almost just as fascinating.
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You don't quit after you get beat. You pick yourself up, and you start rebuilding to accomplish your goals.
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I love solving puzzles, I love finding my way around obstacles, and I love learning new things about technology.
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It certainly was unusual growing up with two fairly well-known pastors as my parents.
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As recognized since ancient times, the coexistence of very rich and very poor leads to two possibilities, neither a happy one. The rich can rule alone, disenfranchising or even enslaving the poor, or the poor can rise up and confiscate the wealth of the rich.
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Skateboarding was the only thing I was ever good at. Growing up, I was doing that from, like, dusk till dawn.
