Wanda Sykes Quotes

My wife asked me if I ever thought I would ever retire from stand-up. And I thought about it, and I was like, 'No, because it's my job; it's what I do, and I enjoy it.' It's still the most challenging thing for me to do.

Wanda Sykes

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I am at my worst trying to write about things that overlap with my life.

Jennifer Egan

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As regards my feelings about drummers - there's Buddy Rich, and then there's everybody else.

Mel Torme

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When I see a friend play Hamlet or see an inspirational performance, I absolutely get excited by the idea of changing things up.

Andrew Lincoln

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You can send a lot of instruction through laughter.

Jeffrey Tambor

LaughterYouThroughSendLot

I do like horror films, but I wouldn't ever be interested in putting a horror on stage - blood doesn't equal horror.

John Tiffany

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I knew when I was about 14 that I wanted to be a director and that I wanted to go to NYU for film school.

Amandla Stenberg

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I got everybody on my side through comedy.

Ruth Buzzi

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I don't think any of my kids' books talk down to kids.

Roz Chast

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Obviously, as the music business has suffered tremendously, with being able to illegally download everything, it's also become amazingly easy to find new bands, because everyone can put their stuff online. Even if you can't find a record label, you can find these awesome bands, all over the world.

Jorma Taccone

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Hollywood to me is a place to work. Home is Chester County.

Claude Rains

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The kinds of things that poetry can offer are timeless - mainly the kind of compression it offers of powerful language, powerful feelings and images, and, you know, the inner experience becoming outer.

Brenda Hillman

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Thoughtful people of different political philosophies can disagree, but in a very agreeable manner.

Bob Ehrlich

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