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Freddie Gray was a story I followed closer than others, for whatever reason, in this larger narrative of police brutality.

Stephen Malkmus

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To me, the bones of 'Smokin' Aces' is in the Coen brothers. 'Barton Fink' and 'Raising Arizona.' Those two movies, if you look at them, that's where a lot of that comes from.

Joe Carnahan

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Besides, wouldn't it be wonderful if no one ever had to worry about the random cruelty of fatal illness or the woes of old age attacking them or their loved ones?

Joan D. Vinge

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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.

Rosa Parks

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Directly after Rock Hudson's death came the fears that gay writers and actors and directors would be denied jobs; who knew if they would live long enough to finish a feature film or television series? And would the unions force directors to give blood tests and ban actors who tested positive?

Michael Shnayerson

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It occurred to me the thing that broke my heart the most was when I grew up and realized everything wasn't an adventure. I got to a certain age and realized I couldn't be Indiana Jones.

Jason Isbell

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That said, I have come to believe that the more committed one is to leftism, the more likely one is to become meaner.

Dennis Prager

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I think if we were going to worry about teen pregnancy being glamorized, we should worry about shows like 'Teen Mom'. If people are going to want to have children at a young age because they see it on TV, I think that depends on the type of person you're dealing with.

Chelsea Kane

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For most of my life, I deliberately led a private life in the public eye.

Chelsea Clinton

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I had wrestling in my blood.

Bret Hart

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If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.

William Hazlitt

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I love working with new directors. There's so much drive and effort. It still comes down to the character for me, but if it's a character I really want to play, I would never not do the project because of a new director.

Pauley Perrette

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I have nothing against the film industry, but my mom asked me to do anything but act.

Shenaz Treasury

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