Tom DeLonge (Thomas Matthew DeLonge Jr.) Quotes
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I wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember.
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In general, writers shouldn't be killed for what they write, though I can think of exceptions.
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I can do a little bit of comedy. I can be in an in-between place, where I can do a little bit.
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One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a job, but he's not boring.
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I can barely turn on my computer!
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When I'm alone, I can sleep crossways in bed without an argument.
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I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.
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While I deeply admire actors who deeply prepare, it's just not something I do.
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I'm nearly blind. I can hardly see. But I'm taking some herbs. Something quacky.
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I'm happiest when I can just be a director and watch.
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I'm not going to get into the writer's skills or what he was trying to portray because that's not fair. I can only say what I felt was trying to be portrayed there.
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I can only focus on doing what's right.
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I mean, like, I can go in a room and say, look, 'Watchmen' should be at least 15 minutes longer than 'Batman.' I mean, that's, like, any geek will tell you that.
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I'm not a snob. I can make a meal out of anything. I can eat anywhere.
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I never was able to do karate. That's calling me a good actor. I act like I can do anything.
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If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel.
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I've tried a few times to depart from what I know I can do, and I've failed. I've tried to work outside the studio, but it introduces too many variables that I can't control. I'm really quite narrow, you know.
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When I sit at that typewriter, I have to be frightened of what I'm trying to do. I'm frightened by my own belief that I can actually get a story down on paper.
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I'm an interior designer, first and foremost. I can do one thing really well, and I'm going to stay in my little niche.
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Without sequencing we can’t identify cause and effect, grasp the long-term effects of our actions, or create coherent plans for the future.
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Peace comes from within; do not try to seek it without.
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A democracy is predicated on an educated citizenry. You cannot have a democracy with people that are more interested in what Nicole Kidman is doing or whoever the latest fashion model is.
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The president is being denounced for not taking the kind of pre-emptive action in Afghanistan that he has been so passionately denounced for taking in Iraq. Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.
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All I can say is hold on, and prepare ...
