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Bill Pullman Quotes

That massiveness of bureaucracy at the VA is chronic and has been chronic.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: american
Birth: December 17, 1953

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Bureaucracy Been Chronic VA

Most of my teachers wanted to send me to the principal's office. But my fourth-grade teacher once put her arms around me and said, 'You sure write well.' And I've had good penmanship until this day. She was the only one who ever said anything nice to me. That's the kind of motivation that students need.

Good Teacher Day Me Motivation You

I visited an asylum to observe expressions of the mentally disturbed and to get my body language right for the blind girl's role. I visited the blind school, read the autobiography of Helen Keller, and watched a number of films from 'Scent of a Woman' to 'Anurag,' 'Fanaa' and 'Black.'

Girl Woman School Blind Language

What's being considered now is solidifying my place in the NBA. Keep focusing on the grass roots, because I want the next guys to be good. Right now, all I'm doing for camps and academies and stuff, I'm just finding the next NBA player.

Good Roots Doing Finding Place Want

The landscape of Texas is in all my work. It's that light; it's that sky.

Work Light Sky Texas Landscape

You see figure skaters fall all the time. It's the way you pick yourself back up and keep going.

Time Keep Going Yourself You Fall

I got into underground comics fairly early on and kind of wandered away from the superhero stuff, but I was an art student and I was drawing a lot as a kid.

Jonathan Lethem

Art Drawing Early Student Kind Kid

If I am looking at my work as an actor after having directed, I'm able to look at things in a much more technical way. There's no question about that.

Work I Am Looking Look Actor Way

The force I represent is Virginia's New Mainstream. It looks forward, not backwards. It tries to unify people, not divide them.

People Forward Looks New Backwards

I have many favorite vacation destinations, but my favorite destination is Maui.

Vacation Destination Favorite Many

There's something to writing a hook and something to writing a memorable melody. That's what I liked about musicals. Then I realized I could write my own songs, and I didn't have to sing other people's.

Sharon Van Etten

People Writing Memorable My Own Own

I always wanted to be a songwriter, and it took a while.

Always Songwriter Wanted Took While

I just think that it's very helpful to have a map of your psyche, because when you have a map, you know where to go.

Think You Go Know Map Helpful

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