Clifton Collins, Jr. Quotes
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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Women become the objects of rules; they are repressed and lose their rights in the name of religion, or they lose their freedom in the name of tradition, while the state legitimates this foolishness with laws.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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Ireland was, of old, called the Isle of Saints because of the great number of holy ones of both sexes who flourished there in former ages or who, coming thence, propagated the faith amongst other nations.
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I was in love with the British 'The Office', so even though I love Steve Carell, when they were going to remake it, I was like, 'This is not going to work. I'm going to completely veto this show. I am not going to watch this show.' But now, I love it.
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The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.
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I am a just man.
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Real tolerance means respecting other people even when they baffle you and you have no idea why they think what they think.
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There is no way to peace; peace is the way.
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I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.'
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The path that went by the little house had become a road. Almost every day Laura and Mary stopped their playing and stared in surprise at a wagon slowly creaking by on that road.
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No hero is mortal till he dies.
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To be half-naked for a Greek mythology movie, it's a piece of art. You know, there's nothing vulgar in there.
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If we're talking about masculinity and tenderness, I don't look at Clinton.
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As it is, relationships are difficult, aren't they?
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I always felt that anorexia was the form of breakdown most readily available to adolescent girls.
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An exorcism is tantamount to a miracle - an extraordinary intervention of God.
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When you're on the subway in New York, people literally could be 11-inches away from you, and you can't just stare at them.
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The black experience, which has nothing to do with my play 'Angels in America,' allowed me to understand the Mormon character. He was the character that couldn't come out to his mother. It allowed me to understand emotional and closeted behavior, because you're so acutely aware of how you're perceived.
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I love it when people know what they like and what looks good on them.
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I want to keep doing projects that speak for people within the community and tell different types of meaningful stories.
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These dark days will be worth all they cost us if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered unto but to minister to ourselves and to our fellow men.
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'Straight Outta Compton' was such a great movie, and obviously, I'm in the music business, so getting to see that piece of history was amazing, and it was an incredible movie.
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Comedy is great; you get to laugh! Life is so serious.
