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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Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that someone might be looking.
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I'd want to collaborate with Eminem, of all people. Maybe even Lauryn Hill.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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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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I was taking my first uncertain steps towards writing for children when my own were young. Reading aloud to them taught me a great deal when I had a great deal to learn. It taught me elementary things about rhythm and pace, the necessary musicality of text.
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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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I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to music. I like studio gear. I'm always looking it up on eBay and seeing what I can afford.
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Even on the worst days I am without a doubt still happier doing this than I am doing anything else. On acting.
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There's something about sitting face-to-face with an attorney in an office that enables people to come to grips with the very idea of divorce - or to reconsider the idea. Like a number of my colleagues - not all - I offer that preliminary consultation for free.
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I love Michelle Williams. I think she's extraordinary. I was such a fan of 'Blue Valentine,' and I heard stories about how Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams worked on that. They lived together for a period of time as rehearsal. From nine in the morning to five at night, living in a space together. The work is really awe-inspiring.
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Grace Slick was a total trip to work with. Lots of jokes and opinions. A strident individual and super talented!
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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.
