Clifton Collins, Jr. Quotes
I think it's not a big secret that I like to work a lot. I really go out for projects when I find things I'm passionate about.
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Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous.
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Histories are to educate so that we understand better for ourselves and for motivation.
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There's no doubt in the world that directing makes you a better actor. Me, anyway. There's no doubt in the world that it makes me a more collaborative actor.
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My father was a factory worker, and we were really poor. But everything I earned peddling papers and working in stores, he made me put aside for education.
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At least for me, any time I've been in hotbeds of creativity, I got excited about something that wasn't coming from me.
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I'd want to collaborate with Eminem, of all people. Maybe even Lauryn Hill.
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It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.
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You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.
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At present there is no distinction among the upper ten thousand of the city.
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The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
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I find it slightly absurd that the only thing we consume more of than water is concrete.
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In reality, I don't see myself as a man hunter. In fact, when it comes to love, I am rarely the one to make the first move.
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When you decide to do this kind of music then you just accept the facts.
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You know the greatest thing about working on 'Fallon?' I get so many anonymous gifts.
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Of course, I grew up hearing Latin music but, to be honest, aside from my personal circumstances, like most kids I wanted to rebel against what I considered to be such old fashioned fare.
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My work always presents problems in our society. Those problems may be anything from injustice to freedom, and everything related to humanity.
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I try to do things I love or care about for some reason.
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I love my shape because I work really hard at it. I honor my body by working out and seeing what it can do.
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I connect music to the emotions that come from relationships, so most of the songs that I write are inspired by those circumstances, emotions, feelings, all that kind of stuff.
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I would have loved to do 'Alice in Wonderland.' Being a 'Bond' girl would always be fun. We had a lot of action in 'Eclipse' and I'd definitely like to continue down the action road. I want to do a romantic period piece, but those are really hard to get made because they're very expensive and there's not a huge demographic.
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Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.
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The Sookie Stackhouse novels were selling well before the TV show, but the TV show led to a lot more exposure and readers. And a lot went on to read my other work. It was a wonderful thing for my bank account.
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It's not easy starting a label and putting out your own records. It's required me at times to humble myself and really push and work hard to try to give this the best shot. I really want to share this with the world.
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I think it's not a big secret that I like to work a lot. I really go out for projects when I find things I'm passionate about.
