John Oliver Quotes

The British media is sinking down, as the American news media has lowered the bar for all of humanity. British news media is definitely trying to stoop down to that level. Everyone is stooping to the lowest common denominator.

John Oliver

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They killed my character off and as God would have it, just when they told me I would never work again, I got cast in a little program called Roots, and as they would say, the rest is history.

John Amos

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We ourselves hold the instrument that makes us fat. I just shake my head when I see someone eating cake and saying, 'Oh, I wish I wasn't heavy.' But they keep eating the cake!

Jean Nidetch

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Today, you can gain a bunch of followers doing a dance in a cute bikini, and suddenly, you're a superstar. Or you could just be a beautiful girl posting pictures of yourself and get discovered that way.

Amber Valletta

GirlTodayBeautifulCuteDanceYou

In Hollywood, whenever you do anything, it seems like there's going to be 30 of them. When I did 'Look Who's Talking,' people went: 'Oh but there's going to be this baby movie and that baby movie.' I can't worry about that. I can only do what I want to do.

Amy Heckerling

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I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard.

Trevor Dunn

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Working with actors who are directors is magnificent. Because they understand the art form intimately, and they know exactly how everything works.

Robert Zemeckis

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Big Stephen King fan. I think he's dismissed often as a hack probably because of his prolific body of work, but he's anything but. I think he's a terrific writer. And not just a genre writer; he really approaches a number of complexities in everything he writes. So I'm a huge fan.

Miguel Ferrer

WorkKingThinkBodyEverythingBig

I don't have a directorial overview, which sometimes is very helpful.

Julia Barr

SometimesHelpfulVeryWhich

The thing a writer has to avoid is being the 'voice' of his people and pretending he can speak for them.

Derek Walcott

PeopleVoiceSpeakPretendingBeing

Men and women aren't too dissimilar.

Chris Evans

WomenMenMen And WomenToo

I freaking love Gwyneth Paltrow - I think she's awesome. She is fantastic.

Chord Overstreet

LoveThinkSheAwesomeFantastic

This is my advice to entrepreneurs. It's easy to give up, but believe in your ideas. Surround yourself with people you respect and are smarter than you.

Brian Lee

RespectYourselfSurround YourselfUp

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