Colin Hanks Quotes
Having come up in the era where movies are only movies if they're released in the theater... I don't know if that holds true anymore. I've been involved in some movies that have gone 'direct-to-video,' and that used to not be a good thing, but now it's different.
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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The thing is, if I try to talk about acting, I come off as moaning. But I'm privileged. I think it's all about control. Acting is vulnerable because you're not in control of anything. You have to give up a lot of your trust; it's up to somebody else what they do with what you've given them.
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There's a long history of private-company cooperation with the NSA that dates back to at least the 1970s.
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Bond? It is a bit like saying, 'Do you want to play Superman?' Anyone would dream of it. It's one of the most coveted roles in film. I'd be honoured. But I don't know if it will actually happen. I'm just happy with the idea of being associated with it. It's nice there's a lot of good will.
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You're creating new things in movies and people are going to steal them.
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I can't predict whether I'll leave here freely or in handcuffs.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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The kind of classic pose of a female model is to look kind of sexy and a bit annoyed.
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He who improves an opportunity sows a seed which will yield fruit in opportunity for himself and others.
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Can I eventually take classes and eliminate my accent? Sure. I guess anybody could. But this is who I am, and this is what I got. And there are millions of people who sound just like me. Millions. It's not like this is some novelty.
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The song 'Innocent' is a song that I wrote about something that really, really emotionally impacted me.
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I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
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On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose.
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A lot of times on tour it's about, 'OK, where am I today? Wow, I'm in Costa Rica. What is their famous dish?' And it's about trying the food, and really experiencing it.
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If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.
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I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
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I know more than anyone the divergent views about my father.
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When I was a child, my mother always told me that you could wake up in the middle of the night and be deathly sick, so you always have to be impeccable. I laugh about it now, but I think everyone should go to bed like they have a date at the door.
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I don't know if my work is a concerted effort to make kids sad!
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I really told my story as I saw it in 'Cross to Bear,' and I was pleased - and a bit surprised - by how well it was received and how it sold. No. 2 on the 'New York Times' bestseller list? I'll take that any day, my man!
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When I was younger, I had conversations with friends about wanting to create something different. Every young musician probably thinks that. But it's difficult to do, because there are only so many words, notes, melodies, songs. But as soon as I stopped thinking and started feeling, it worked. I didn't realize it till I was done.
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The study of error is not only in the highest degree prophylactic, but it serves as a stimulating introduction to the study of truth.
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Having come up in the era where movies are only movies if they're released in the theater... I don't know if that holds true anymore. I've been involved in some movies that have gone 'direct-to-video,' and that used to not be a good thing, but now it's different.
