Norman Lear Quotes

I wanted to just do a one-act play for 26 minutes, with commercials at the beginning and end. For years, I couldn't get my way. They wanted to interrupt three times.

Norman Lear

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Powerful people are always in charge. You have to acknowledge that and deal with it as a reality. They're not devils. They're not monsters. They're human beings, like us, that have their share of insecurities and fears. You have to contemplate that as you go through life.

John Lithgow

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Over the years, people have asked me, 'Do you think there should be a separate category for acting in the digital realm? Or hybrid sort of awards for digital characters?' and so on. And I've always really maintained that I don't believe so.

Andy Serkis

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Neither Neil Armstrong nor Michael Collins had a mental breakdown after returning from the moon.

Jeanne Marie Laskas

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I'm born into a family of preachers. So I want Mr. Trump to remember that many people who voted for him took a long time praying for him. And if he can take some of that divine guidance, that's going to help him out.

Alveda King

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Being abroad makes you conscious of the whole imitative side of human behavior. The ape in man.

Mary McCarthy

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As the director, it's just a constant stream of meetings where you meet with all of the creatives who make all of the decisions for every part of the episodes. You're also scouting for locations, deciding on the locations, meeting with your first associate director; mine was Jennifer Truelove. She's one of my favorite people on the planet.

Miriam Shor

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There are always things that I'd love to do. As an actor, none of them are specific; all I'm looking for are things that are good quality, that are challenging for me to work on, and even better if I get to work with people that I respect and am excited to work with.

Jason Alexander

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While the United States is closing doors, Canada is opening them. While U.S. President Donald Trump is slouching toward authoritarianism, Canada is safeguarding democracy.

Denise Dresser

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I just think if you're going to do something, do it properly.

Douglas Booth

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I don't like to criticise referees, because I believe it is a very complicated job.

David Villa

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If we're going to truly solve the problems of the world, we've got to share our information whenever we can and strategically include one another in or efforts.

Cherie Blair

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I can really appreciate how hard it is to win a major, and to win back-to-back is special.

Brooks Koepka

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