You Quotes
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That's how you live. You participate. You take risks.
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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As far as how much you listen to the audience, you listen to them when they really hate something.
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When you're failing, there's a very powerful incentive to put ideology aside and just do what seems to work.
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Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.
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I bite my nails. I've been chewing on them for years. As long as you don't chew through flesh it's all right.
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It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
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You can't bank on the outcome.
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For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.
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You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think.
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You can't get emotional about your work.
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I did a lot of little girl groups here and there just to get more comfortable on stage. When you're in girl groups, it's a lot different because if you mess up, there's someone on stage to back you up, and finally I got to a point where I knew I could do it on my own.
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I learned how to read in second grade, and I entered a summer contest at my local library in Chattanooga, Tennessee. If you read more books than anybody else, you got your Polaroid up on the bulletin board, and I did.
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You either are or you're not.
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A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for.
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You've got to change with the public's taste.
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You're either humble or you're not. If you were a jerk before the fame, you just become a jerk with a bigger spotlight. Whoever you are really comes through.
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That's always the trick with the sequels, is how much do you repeat from the first one. Because we all get bummed out when you go see a sequel and it's beat for beat.
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You can't play a guy who's just a snake, because what do you draw on?
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There's no way to know the motives of another person totally, even a person that you know very well.
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You have to stay in shape for dance. I don't want to be too skinny, but I don't want to be overweight. I want to be in the middle.
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Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
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How can you be inspired by Cameron and Miliband? These guys are just drabness personified.
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Skating is tough to pick up when you are a grown up.
