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Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board. D.M. TIMNEY To stand on the brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli... ASK AND IT IS GIVEN It is what it is, it is what you make it. JAMES DURBIN You know, I don't think my music is important, I don't think it's changing the world, I ... SUFJAN STEVENS Life is weird and wonderful like that, is it not. SONYA.E.WILLIAMS It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER To be honest, I am somebody that, as long as I have a character, it doesn't really matter if it&... HANNAH TOINTON Integrity is not everything, but it is the only thing that matters. JEFFREY FRY When I die it will be game over,... but I know one life is short, to be selfish is not the best deci... DEYTH BANGER 'Funny People' is my favorite performance of myself to date. Even though it's a comedy a... JONAH HILL This is too much reality for a Friday. AS GOOD AS IT GETS I love a good laugh as well, I think that's so important in life, which is probably why I've... PAUL KANE I think that there's a fine line between comedy and drama. I think that ultimately, the less win... MICHAEL MOSLEY I'm always drawn towards the darker stuff, because I think it's just a lot more interesting.... IWAN RHEON I'm not an Emontional, but how??? I live with the thought that "Nothing can be returned, it has... DEYTH BANGER The value of routine; trusting your swing. LORII MYERS I am Happy and satisfied with what I am.
10000 will take me wrong, 1000 will go against me, 100 will... NEHA KOTHARI If our mind was an ocean then every now and then we would have the perfect storm happening in it.Gar... GARY F EVANS... For starters, that’s a rather simple principle of Time Travel right there – and according to the... CHRISTINA ENGELA Nowadays, it's hard to find the best horror and to be interesting and to be afraid of it! DEYTH BANGER Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is. TED TURNER I'm still fighting really hard to get any role I get. If it's comedy, I go for the laughs. A... CHRIS PRATT I like doing comedy, I like doing drama. Naturally I like to do, I like doing dramas, I like conflic... MATT DILLON I think that in any role you have, whether TV or film, it's hard to do comedy and drama within o... CALLIE THORNE With '10,000,' our aim was to make a film that was entertaining and a roller-coaster ride; i... STEVEN STRAIT Wrong? So you are saying, I'm wrong okay then... It's not possible every time to be right, one ... DEYTH BANGER It just seems like the most successful, iconic love stories are not so easy or escapist. I think the... CLAIRE DANES I think it's harder to go from comedy to drama than from drama to comedy. Seeing you dramatic al... EVAN PETERS The first purpose of comedy is to make people laugh. Anything deeper is a bonus. Some comedians want... TREVOR NOAH It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it'... JACK LEMMON It's a tremendous feeling walking on to a set with a live audience and making them laugh, but I ... JULIA SAWALHA I never like it when a celebrity goes on Twitter and says, 'This isn't true!' It is what... HARRY STYLES I think a lot of the instincts you have doing comedy are really the same for doing drama, in that it... WILL FERRELL I always found that drama, really good drama, has a lot of comedy in it. ED O'NEILL I think essentially the meaning of life is probably the journey and not really any one thing or an o... CHARISMA CARPENTER Tomorrow is promised to no one. Prioritize today accordingly. GINA GREENLEE I think that comedy really tells you how it is. The other thing about comedy is that - you don't... CARL REINER I think it is really important to indulge on the holidays, I think that we all deserve that; I think... MARTHA HUNT I like all kinds of comedy. I like comedy that doesn't talk about real beliefs or serious though... MARIA BAMFORD That's why we seize the moment try to freeze it and own it, squeeze it and hold it. EMINEM I speak the truth. Not everyone who says they are ready to hear it really are. MONIKA ZANDS Even after the dehadhyas (the belief that 'I am the body') has gone, people will say, "I saw you eat... DADA BHAGWAN I think that's a great opportunity, to pick a script where you can build up a good skill. I thin... CARLY SCHROEDER I really, really enjoy comedy. I think that's one of my strong suits. It's my zone. And peop... BAR PALY Unpredictability means what it means. I don't know how you define it. It is what it is. MICHAEL KEATON I love Frances McDormand so much. I love her career. And I think it's fun because she gets to do... RACHAEL HARRIS I think that comedy really tells you how it is. The other thing about comedy is that - you don't eve... CARL REINER If you have a question, ask. How do you ask? Say it or write it SOTONYE ANGA I love insane, stupid comedy, but I can only make it work if it's a character I can give some hi... ALAN ARKIN It is a small world. You do not have to live in it particuarly long to learn that for yourself. Ther... NEIL GAIMAN People think it's suspect and self-indulgent to make art, and I don't think that's true.... DANA SPIOTTA I think if something resonates, even if it's surreal, it's because it is relatable and I thi... CHARLIE KAUFMAN Laurence Olivier said in an interview once that when he plays a tragedy he always aims for the funny... CHRISTOPHER WALKEN The fact that I am Latino is not a secret. There's not much I can do about that. It is what it i... PETE GALLEGO His life seemed like a deck of cards, and in the midst of all those two’s and three’s someone ha... TEKOA MANNING If you look at 'The Best Man,' there's a lot of humor in that, but I never consider that... MALCOLM D. LEE As an actor you get categorized by other people, but it's not like I arrange myself into comedy ... SOPHIE THOMPSON With comedy, it's a combination of knowing the comedic beat was good - it made you laugh, it mad... CHRIS PRATT I don't think of myself as either American or Australian really, I'm a true hybrid. It's... MEL GIBSON A big sacrifice is coming, and you won't have the courage to make it. That will cost you dearly. It ... RICK RIORDAN I don't think that a vote for Barack Obama is a symbolic thing. I think it's much more than ... AUNJANUE ELLIS I think sports makes for good drama because it has all the same ingredients as anything worth readin... JAY BARUCHEL When people think about 'thinking,' they often think 'academia;' they think 'thr... JOHN PIPER 28. Feelings are neither right nor wrong. It's what you do with them that causes the problems. JAMES C. DOBSON When I'm playing comedy, I never do 'jokes.' Sometimes I'll deliver a line in a way ... BRUCE MCGILL Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who... AL FRANKEN I think Twitter is such a cool thing because it really is a direct line to the fans and for fans bac... ALISON BRIE 32. Before you criticize your parents for their failures and mistakes, ask yourself: “Will I reall... JAMES C. DOBSON It ends or it doesn't. That’s what you say. That’s how you get through it. The tu... CAITLYN SIEHL It is what it is, and it ain't nothin' else... Everything is clearly, openly, plainly delive... DAN FLAVIN Dentistry was an ego trip, and acting is a personal need. Usually it's the reverse, and I honest... LARRY WILCOX I think that having comedy where people talk the way they really talk, when you talk with your frien... SETH GORDON I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not it's as good as a gre... TED RALL It's a lot of work and I also feel like I've done it. I miss comedy. And I also think that, ... ADAM ARKIN I think that's what really a substantial work is, it's forever. It's the truth now and i... ABBEY LINCOLN I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy... It's a tightrope to stay true to the ch... BEN KINGSLEY I think comedy is a good way to help people change their minds. I think that if you're laughing ... MAZ JOBRANI I think one of the great things about 'Bridesmaids' is that it's a big studio comedy, bu... ADAM SCOTT I think documentary filmmaking is a braver way to make films because it's real, and you're r... JAMIE BELL Yeah, well I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre and that's rea... CHRISTOPHER WALKEN When I was a little girl, the only real form of entertainment I was exposed to was theater, being ra... KELLY STABLES I think people who make movies and have invested a lot of money in them get frightened that if they ... CLAIRE DANES Life is not all about sticking or stopping your thoughts to old memories but LIFE STARTS when you st... NEHA KOTHARI I think the fact that he would ignore and violate a subpoena would certainly be grounds to file arti... ORRIN HATCH Then that's what the Northern Lights are. All the lives that we're not living. ADI ALSAID I think that a good movie creates its own world, and that world needn't refer to anything that... CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Just by nature, I think in comedy. I think in sketches and what have you. In every drama or action m... MICHAEL JAI WHITE Comedy is a shared experience, and I think it's great to open that to a wide demographic. DAVE COULIER I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre, and that's really where ... CHRISTOPHER WALKEN I did an episode of a show called 'Mind Games,' which is no longer on the air, and it was an... EMMA DUMONT Well, I think in trying to make life seem real enough that one is moved to do something about the mo... JENNY HOLZER Time is so important.'so spend time doing something that you love.' make the most of it and Let the ... NAPZ CHERUB PELLAZO I never regret things. It's a really dangerous thing to say, but for anyone involved in the arts... ANTONY SHER I think that if we get back to some basic fundamental principles, we can make sure that we resolve t... ALLEN WEST We have tears in our eyes As we wave our goodbyes, We so loved being with you, we three. ROALD DAHL I think a good dollop of sadness is quite a useful thing in comedy sometimes. I think if everyone... OLIVIA COLMAN I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge. TED LEVINE If you want to find something with an equation, you must start thinking like a person who have it. DEYTH BANGER
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KENNETH REXROTH You need three things in the theater - the play, the actors and the audience, - and each must give s... KENNETH HAIGH The least-bad scenario is a hard landing, global recession worse than the 1930s. The worst-case borr... KENNETH DEFFEYES Of course I'd have loved to be Prime Minister. But I'm not nursing a grievance. KENNETH CLARKE It was Noel Coward whose technique I envied and tried to emulate. I collected all his records and wr... KENNETH WILLIAMS Great wine is always enhanced by great food. KENNETH CRANHAM In the case of Enron, we balance our positions all the time. KENNETH LAY The entire time I was in Portland, which was the five years, I had absolutely no contact with any of... KENNETH CHOI My message to Washington is very simple. Face reality. Be leaders. Demonstrate accountability. Engag... KENNETH CHENAULT Despite its many critics, hydraulic fracturing will change the nature of energy production. 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KENNETH WONG There are some signs that in recent weeks Saddam Hussein has been concentrating more on defensive me... KENNETH BACON People need to be peppered or even outraged occasionally. Our national comedy and drama is packed wi... KENNETH WILLIAMS Am I a fool? I don't think I'm a fool. But I think I sure was fooled. KENNETH LAY We use competitive markets to arrange for delivery of our food supply. KENNETH LAY You've got to develop relationships. You can't do things just in a formal context. KENNETH CHENAULT One of the reasons I wrote 'Airborn' was that I'd fallen in love with the great passenge... KENNETH OPPEL Certainly, it seems true enough that there's a good deal of irony in the world... I mean, if you... KENNETH KOCH The most glowing successes are but reflections of an inner fire. KENNETH HILDEBRAND Aggressive accounting does not mean illegal accounting. KENNETH LAY Not every business cycle has a financial crisis. Frequently they do. KENNETH ARROW The bubble, as investing phenomenon, has been well studied ever since the 17th-century tulip bulb fr... KENNETH FISHER 'Frankenstein' feels like an ancient tale, the kind of traditional story that appears in man... KENNETH BRANAGH This is a paranoid regime. Even if the development of the Caucasus airfields … even if it weren't ... KENNETH POLLACK