Eddie Murphy Quotes

I'm kind of long in the tooth to fly in in a cape now, so I'd have to be, like, the voice of reason or somebody. 'Don't do that, super-fellow!'

Eddie Murphy

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The characters are the result of two things-first, we elaborate them into fairly well-defined people through their dialogue, then they happen all over again, when the actor interprets them.

Joel Coen

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In Sweden, there's a lot of talk of gender equality. That discussion isn't as prevalent in the U.S. I feel that successful American women are tougher than Swedish women - they create their space.

Joel Kinnaman

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I have theatre-training, I love doing theatre, I've done Broadway.

Stephen Tobolowsky

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I was trained on piano - that was part of grade school and high school.

Stana Katic

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Obviously, there's always a battle over philosophical leanings and persuasions, but the bottom line here is that Americans need to understand that this is an ideology in jihadist terrorism that is dangerous beyond words, and we need the moderate Muslim voices to be heard here if this is to be diminished in Islam itself.

Trent Franks

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I want to have compassion for my characters - I feel like I am the characters when I'm writing them.

Mike White

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We like to make the Marvel comics films because they're fun. Families can go see them together. They're entertaining. They aspire to inspire, and that is cool.

Djimon Hounsou

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I have always worked from that place, that if you are going to inhabit someone and get under their eyes, you need to have empathy.

Dominic Cooper

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I was about 28-29 when I wrote my first story, and that was called 'The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.'

Chris Van Allsburg

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Many of the contradictions in Postmodern art come from the fact that we're trying to be artists in a democratic society. This is because in a democracy, the ideal is compromise. In art, it isn't.

Brad Holland

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Maybe women sometimes wish that a man would come along and buy them.

Allison Anders

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I've made millions of dollars with the body I have, so where's the pain in that?

Tyra Banks

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