Richard Eyre Quotes

Maybe we slip so easily into blaming our parents - you're perpetually a child and they're perpetually a parent and you long to balance the equation, but it can only be balanced posthumously.

Richard Eyre

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BalanceChildParentsParentYou

Film buffs who don't live in Hollywood have a fantasy about what it's like to be a director. Movies and the people who make movies have such glamour associated with them. But the truth is, it's not like that. It's very different. It's hard work.

John Carpenter

WorkHard WorkLiveTruthPeople

As mayor, I would support law enforcement, not knock it down.

John Catsimatidis

SupportLawLaw EnforcementDown

At this point, I feel fairly comfortable in terms of performance. I think having a sketch background actually helps a lot. Because my background is acting, and stand-up, in a lot of ways, is acting.

Michael Ian Black

PerformanceThinkFeelActingSketch

When I did '21 Jump Street,' I felt like I was a part of something great, but on a very large scale. Working with people that genuinely want to make good art or good work or a good film, that's what keeps me going.

Spencer Boldman

WorkGoodGreatArtPeopleMe

I made some probably very cringe-worthy short films that shall hopefully never make the light of day.

Steve Toltz

LightDayShortNeverMadeSome

I have very fond memories of growing up in Greece, of my brothers and I causing chaos and climbing up trees, which is really cool. Back then, we didn't have all the video games and all that stuff. We just had each other, and we played on the street.

Tracy Spiridakos

MemoriesCoolGrowing UpChaosTrees

Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.

Robert Baden-Powell

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Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Islamic extremists will be a disaster for the world.

Ron Lewis

WorldHandsWillDisasterWeapons

I was brought up in a publishing home, a newspaper man's home, and was excited by that, I suppose. I saw that life at close range and, after the age of ten or twelve, never really considered any other.

Rupert Murdoch

LifeHomeAgeManNewspaperNever

I always sang when I was little and my father, who was a great influence on me, also had a wonderful voice. He and my mother really encouraged me to sing and play the piano. They were always very supportive.

Judy Collins

FatherMotherGreatMeInfluence

I look back on the influence my dad had on my life and career, and I just try to take the best parts of what he had.

Jason Day

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I still consider myself to be introverted, but everyone has a side of themselves that is amplified. Performers have to learn to tap into that, even if it's not natural.

Jon Batiste

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