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Kenny Leon Quotes

When I'm acting, I'm just worried about that piece of the pie, contributing to the whole. But when you're directing, you... get the vision out of your head and on the stage.

Kenny Leon

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: american
Birth: February 10, 1956

Topics

Vision You Acting Pie Stage Head

I'm not very good at thinking, 'This is the thing I should do now to help my career.' I mean, I want to keep my career going, but that's not what draws me to a story.

Andrew Haigh

Good Me Story Thinking Help Career

Somebody like Mailer brings to that role everything that he stands for. The types of characters that I gravitate towards, the types of icons, tend to have a heavy physicality in that way.

Matthew Barney

Way Everything Heavy Role Like He

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.

Soren Kierkegaard

Nature Change God Prayer Influence

When writing for the page, the focus is on the design - how the words appear on the page. I try to make it as direct and simple as possible.

Rupi Kaur

Focus Simple Words Writing Design

You don't have to be somebody different to be important. You're important in your own right.

Michelle Obama

You Important Right Own Different

It definitely puts a strain on family life - I miss them like mad. Being a working mother I've been juggling house and career from day one. I want to hold out for telly for the second half of the year.

Louise Jameson

Life Family Mother Day Year Career

Although my dad's a writer, we grew up in a telly-watching household. I never found him disparaging about television.

Louis Theroux

Television Never Him Up Found About

I confess I do a lot of the wrong things: I smoke, and I drink wine, and people might be horrified at my eating habits - I eat when I'm hungry, and if I'm not, I don't.

Diana Rigg

People Eating Wine Smoke Wrong Eat

My height might be a disadvantage in some parts of my game, but it is a big advantage in rushing the passer.

Chris Borland

Game Height Big Advantage Rushing

You get 12 years of childhood, give or take.

Colin Trevorrow

Childhood You Years Take Give Get

Taking care of the people who take care of you - that's how I was raised and how I like to do things.

Cole Swindell

People Care Take Care You Take Like

The game has been great to me. The Steelers have been great to me, and I think things will work out and take its toll. But I'm just singularly focused on being a great player, being here around the guys and my teammates, and representing my family.

Antonio Brown

Work Family Great Me Game Think