J. K. Simmons Quotes

I read a very romantic book when I was young, when I was in college: Rilke's 'Letters to a Young Poet.' And I've always felt that if you are in any kind of an artistic, creative endeavor, and you feel there's something else you can do for a living and be happy, I think you should do something else.

J. K. Simmons

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 9, 1955

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I thought I understood the story very well, because I've lived with it for so long. But movies change and take on a life of their own once they start to be made, and you have to keep your eye on the real ball, not the ball that's in your head.

Andrew McCarthy

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There is certainly a growing body of data that correlates investments in women with a country's general prosperity; a recognition that no country can get ahead if half its people are left behind.

Melanne Verveer

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The true meaning of religion is thus, not simply morality, but morality touched by emotion.

Matthew Arnold

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There are a lot of bands and performers whose careers are permanently derailed by spectacularly bad management.

Amanda Marshall

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Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.

Ambrose Bierce

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They haven't said it, but let's be clear: I would never have been on the list for James Bond, so I'm not labouring under that misapprehension.

Tom Hollander

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You have to be great friends and make each other laugh. We laugh a lot and neither is jealous of the other.

Ruby Wax

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Hallmark makes beautiful films that feel as if they should be watched in a theater. The Hall family knows the power of stories, and they give us unforgettable movies with heart and depth and the resonance of classics.

Luanne Rice

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The big deal for me has always been innovation.

Dinesh Paliwal

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I think sharing recipes is such an important part of baking and the baking world.

Christina Tosi

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I have been my own disciple and my own master. And I have been a good disciple but a bad master.

Antonio Porchia

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I studied political science and international relations and had the intention of becoming a journalist or work in foreign affairs. I had no intention of making a film.

Philippe Falardeau

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