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John Slattery Quotes

I think I gravitate towards people who express themselves in a simple and funny way.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: August 13, 1962

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Funny Simple People Think Way Who

I'm not a complete psychopath. Am I partially? Sure. I'll accept that. But I'm not a complete psychopath.

Accept Complete Sure Am

An interesting thing happened in 1989, right as I was graduating: the stock market crashed and really changed the landscape of the art world in New York. It made the kind of work I was doing interesting to galleries that wouldn't have normally been interested in it.

Work Art New York World Interesting

Given the choice of living in Los Angeles or living in Sydney, I would choose Sydney.

Choose Choice Los Angeles Living Los

It was one of the compromises of the Constitution that the slave property in the Southern States should be recognized as property throughout the United States.

Jefferson Davis

Constitution Property Slave Southern

We still spend more time chasing funds than we do in the studio in creative work.

Work Time Creative More Chasing

I definitely have some ideas that perhaps people haven't seen before, so I look forward to putting those on film.

People Ideas Forward Look Seen Film

If my life is of no value to my friends it is of none to myself.

Joseph Smith, Jr.

Life Myself Value My Life Friends

I do like taking stuff seriously that a lot of people look at as nonsense. I enjoy the insanity of that. And I like the commitment that is needed for that.

Commitment People Enjoy Look Stuff

At MIT, in Professor Rodney Brooks' lab, I was involved in a project, led by Anita Flynn, to build robots using techniques similar to those used in building silicon chips. We got some silicon micro-machined motors to move a bit, but this didn't lead to an actual product.

Building Robots Build Project Lead

It's really important to me to promote worthy causes. But not in a heavy, obligatory, responsibility way. I really admired that as a kid, learning about the 'Elton John AIDS Foundation.' And I was obsessed with The Indigo Girls. And they are the consummate activist group, always reaching out, especially to Native causes and things like that.

Learning Responsibility Me Foundation

When someone's good, my job becomes easier.

Good Job Someone Easier Becomes

A farm bill in Washington State is a jobs bill.

Farm Washington Washington State Jobs

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