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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It was inevitable at some point that I would bump into one of my father's plays. The reality of the situation is that I'm a jobbing actor, and any actor would give their eye-teeth to have one of those roles. It's a no-brainer! I'm pleased the stars have aligned around 'Arcadia.'
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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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If you buy a DVD you have a copy. If you want a backup copy you buy another one.
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I don't want to deal with the underneath while I'm, you know, while I'm making it or while I'm writing it or when I'm making it. Because again, I don't want to hit these nails on the head too strongly.
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In my work, I'm always trying not to put barriers up between the 'good poor' and the 'bad poor.' I'm not sure my work will change things much, but at the very least, you want to make people feel that they are not alone.
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You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.
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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.
