Joe Mantello Quotes

'Blackbird' is the only one I've ever wanted to redo. It just haunted me, this play. There was a sense of unfinished business because at the time we did it at Manhattan Theatre Club, there was real momentum to move it to Broadway.

Joe Mantello

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 27, 1962

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What we did was make it easier for people to subscribe to and expand Obamacare.

Joe Garcia

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I am an optimist. I think, as bad as life sometimes gets, there is so much joy and so much good stuff, that there is a balance.

Amanda Holden

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It's funny, when people talk about the 70s I can tell you the year of every album but when it comes to the later efforts I can't remember the exact years, it's funny isn't it?

Steve Hackett

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Performing live actually thrills me. Just get me a stage, get me a mic, and I'm going to be happy.

Rita Wilson

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If Mayweather wants to come over and fight in the UFC, then do it. It's hardcore here, though. I don't think it'll be a stroll in the park. Granted, he's the best boxer ever seen, just about.

Robert Whittaker

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It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.

Roberto Benigni

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I think in life, the sense of humor and comedy always exists.

Mike Epps

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A good friend of mine works at Oxfam and has been closely involved in the charity's aid efforts in Syria.

Michelle Dockery

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The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - or stimulus bill, as it is often called - is a perfect example in which dire circumstances necessitate immediate action. But with such large amounts of taxpayer money at stake, a hastily developed, under-thought-out plan could have been disastrous.

Jared Polis

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My mentor Jon Simmons introduced me to the Stanislavski system, which is so heavy on back-story. So you write and write and write these back stories about a character and then you throw it away. So then on set, if it doesn't come, then you didn't do your work.

Chris Zylka

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People often want the big dramatic works, not the smaller quieter ones, but I don't worry about how it fits together anymore; I just have to do it. I feel compelled to make a work: it's like an itch I have to scratch, and once it's been scratched, it goes away.

Cornelia Parker

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You spend your life having lessons, practising and competing as an amateur, and working during the day. As you get to the top end of the amateur field, you try not to work anymore; you earn your living through dancing, maybe by doing a bit of teaching. It's an ongoing life's work.

Anton du Beke

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