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Molly Shannon Quotes

Losing my mom at such a young age had a profound effect on my life.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: american
Birth: September 16, 1964

Topics

Life Age Losing Mom My Life Young

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.

John F. Kennedy

Freedom History Responsibility World

Two actors who have different motivations and skill sets can work together and be magic. Charles Grodin and Robert DeNiro technically couldn't work more differently, and yet they made 'Midnight Run,' which is a genius comedy.

John Carroll Lynch

Work Together Genius Comedy Magic

I did go to a performing arts school, so that facilitated my creativity, though I ended up going in a more musical direction.

Alycia Debnam-Carey

Creativity School Direction Go More

When the 'greats of all-time' put out their first albums, it wasn't a thousand features on it. And I'm one of the greats in my eyes.

Eyes First Out Thousand Albums Put

Imagination is a funny thing - we sometimes need to see something before we can truly picture it.

Funny Imagination Picture Sometimes

The closest things to an influence would be people like Charlie Watts or Al Jackson. But I didn't really listen to drummers; I basically played what I thought was needed for the Ramones.

People Influence Thought Listen Like

What 'Scream' was great at was presenting ironic detachment and then making you actually care about the people that were having it, and juxtaposing it with their situation, all in the service of making a great horror movie. It was fresh.

Great Service People Care You Fresh

I'm a fairly upbeat and happy guy, you know? I don't like people that feel sorry for themselves, and I traditionally stay away from people like that.

Happy People Sorry Feel You Know

If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead. How liberating to work in the margins, outside a central perception. You are the ghoul of literature. Lovely.

Work Perception Literature Enjoy You

I think basically most men are misogynistic.

Bret Easton Ellis

Men Think Most I Think Basically

I grew up in South Africa without a television; there was no television, and the year after I left, television arrived in South Africa, so I have never really acquired a taste for watching television.

Year Television Africa Never Taste

Steven Wright can do Steven Wright very well. Not everyone can do Steven Wright's jokes with the same results.

Results Same Everyone Jokes Well

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