Dan O'Brien Quotes

It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like me.

Dan O'Brien

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TimeMenMeGoldRealizeMedals

I've never been someone who's been given work because of the way I look or because I have some box office appeal. I get work because people know I'm swinging as hard as I can, trying to connect, giving it my level best. I have a face for radio, but here I am doing what I do.

John C. Reilly

WorkBestI AmPeopleFaceGiving

Every time another review comes out I let out a deep breath.

Michael Chabon

TimeDeepReviewBreathOutEvery

I live each day full of gratitude, and that's good for my children.

Sophie B. Hawkins

GoodLiveGratitudeChildrenDay

I'd love to tell actors about all the things they don't need to worry about. Less is more. If you have it inside, you don't need to show too much. People pick up on things.

Sigourney Weaver

LovePeopleWorryYouToo MuchNeed

Some of the greatest actors have turned superheroes into a serious business: Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson in 'Batman'; Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, the first venerable knights of the X-Men, who have now passed the baton to Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy.

Tom Hiddleston

BusinessSeriousNowFirstGreatest

For a ballerina, the worst thing imaginable is big thighs.

Mary Helen Bowers

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How to do half-hour comedy innovatively is something I do pride myself on. We invented it with 'I Love Lucy.'

Lucille Ball

LoveMyselfPrideComedySomething

You get further if you let your mind run free and do whatever you fancy at that particular time. I don't agree with planning far ahead and saying, 'this week I'm doing this, that week I'm doing that.'

Judi Shekoni

TimeMindFreeSayingPlanningYou

A 'first meeting' is, by definition, a one-time opportunity, and there's no going back. Over the course of my career, I've been on both sides of inspiring first meetings that energized me for the next stage of a partnership and disappointing first meetings that left me uncertain about next steps.

Dinesh Paliwal

OpportunityMeMeetingsPartnership

I moved to New York City in '92 and had no money. I had a lot of free time, as actors do. I would go to the New York Public Library at Lincoln Center.

Denis O'Hare

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The mindset of chasing that next #1 record doesn't exist for me anymore. It's more about being a well-rounded entertainer than being a pop artist. Obviously, it would be wonderful to have a hit record but I don't base my happiness on that anymore. It's about the accomplishment of a project that satisfies me. I just want to enjoy the ride.

Donny Osmond

HappinessRideMeMindsetEnjoy

A lot of people talk about the one-and-done attitude of college athletes, but if you look at the University of Kentucky, we do build winners.

Brian Littrell

AttitudePeopleCollegeYouLook

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