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My idea of a good fantasy is something that's absolutely grounded in reality. And there's a little element that doesn't belong there - and that's the fantasy element - that you have to react to and deal with in a completely real way.
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I do not try to duplicate anyone's success; I am just really inspired by what they have done. I like the fact that The Roots can tour extensively, put out albums, and be so well received; that takes a lot of work. I really admire that, and it's something that I try to attain myself.
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What is unusual about the United States - and it's something that I have never gotten used to - is that Jews here, there are so many of them, and they are so important to the culture.
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I will always come with something that's aesthetically pleasing.
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For me, animation is the caricature of life. It's something that we create, from the ground up.
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There's always a better way to do something.
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Just look around; you can't help but laugh at something.
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I have something to say. I know how to do something. I’m doing it. If you want me to do it with you, raise your hand.
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The thing that I've always been a little bit jealous of is a complete, a total giving to one form, like a genre, and just a mastery of it. My thing is very different. It's a complete embrace of something, but I've never been able to say, 'I believe in this.' The only thing I believe in is that I'm in this perpetual state of disbelief.
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Art is doing something you really believe in.
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Something unappeased, unappeasable, is within me.
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I suppose if I didn't write for a living and it couldn't be published, I would have wanted to write anyway. I think there's something about the act of writing that organizes thoughts and memories.
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I'm still in the Midwest, but I'm in Columbus, Ohio, so I'm three and a half hours away from everybody. That's one of the reasons we're not as active as we'd like to be - it's an expensive chore for me to go down there just to talk or something.
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I want to do something that is not political. I want to do some fundraising, just as a volunteer.
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A passion for learning...isn't something you have to inspire with; it's something you have to keep from extinguishing.
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I'm not into negative energy. I don't give a shit who did what wrong. It's not my fucking problem. And if I do something wrong, I'll answer to what I do wrong.
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When I direct - everything I've directed has had improv in it, because I think there's something special in a performance the first time it's said out loud that's hard to recreate.
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Go out and do something for somebody. Go out and give something to somebody. It will take you away from yourself and make you happy.
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Look for opportunities to help someone else, but don't give expecting something in return. Give knowing that if we give we receive.
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Doing something stupid once is just plain stupid. Doing something stupid twice is a philosophy.
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In fiction, you learn about pacing and how to build tension - which is something you want in a really good nonfiction feature article as well.
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When you least feel like it, do something for someone else. You forget about your own situation. It gives you a purpose, as opposed being sorrowful and lonely.
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A lot of producers and creative types want to see you be you. Throw something else out there and show them where you would take this part. A lot of them are launching shows for the first time, so they've got a lot riding on this, too, and they want you to be their flight.
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I really believe you have to make television with the belief that you're going to continue on. If you hedge bets and you catch yourself being measured, I usually find that's a bad sign. Maybe you know something that you don't want to know.
