Jason Robards Jr. quote: "All I know is, I don't do a lot of analysis. I know those words have to move me. I rely on the author. I don't want actors reasoning with me about 'motivation' and all that bull. All I want 'em to do is learn the goddamn lines and don't bump into each other."

All the President's Men.
JASON ROBARDS

One doctor said to me, 'The more people pray for you, the more energy is put out somewhere,' ... And...
JASON ROBARDS

I've always played disintegrated characters. I don't know much about acting, but I can play those ki...
JASON ROBARDS

the definitive interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill.
JASON ROBARDS

I can't believe it,
JASON ROBARDS

All I know is, I don't do a lot of analysis. I know those words have to move me. I rely on the autho...
JASON ROBARDS

We didn't rush. We had to be very careful to make sure it was the truth. This was Washington.
JASON ROBARDS

I can't believe it. I not only worked for him, I loved him very much.
JASON ROBARDS

When I started acting, it was like a double identity crisis - your basic crisis, compounded by peopl...
SAM ROBARDS

My parents made certain I had no illusions about acting. To them, it was always just a job.
SAM ROBARDS

My orange Persian Mews hangs out with me while I write.
KAREN ROBARDS

My method is, I just sit down and write a book.
KAREN ROBARDS

I start writing with only the vaguest idea about who my characters are and what is going to happen, ...
KAREN ROBARDS

I write to please me, and I've been very lucky. It's like playing baseball. You just keep sw...
KAREN ROBARDS

I write the best book that I can write each time.
KAREN ROBARDS

The good romances are as good as anything.
KAREN ROBARDS

I haven't always felt it was okay to read romance novels. When I was younger, it embarrassed me ...
KAREN ROBARDS

To move up to hardcover is a way of getting more attention for my books. It means a lot to me: It me...
KAREN ROBARDS

I came out of what we romance writers call The Romance Ghetto, because we get so little respect.
KAREN ROBARDS

I didn't know how to be a writer. But I thought, 'I can do this.'
KAREN ROBARDS

My parents did not encourage romances.
KAREN ROBARDS

When I was in law school, there was a used book store nearby. I picked up a Harlequin romance and re...
KAREN ROBARDS

My books are about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary situations.
KAREN ROBARDS

The year I turned 16, I spent the weeks before Christmas dropping hints to my parents about how much...
KAREN ROBARDS

Books are still my favorite present.
KAREN ROBARDS

I grew up with three little brothers. Every Christmas, we'd have piles of toy trucks and Lincoln...
KAREN ROBARDS

I love 'The Guardian' series. Bianca St. Ives is one of my favorite heroines ever, and the c...
KAREN ROBARDS

I was in law school at the University of Kentucky and realized I didn't really like law school, ...
KAREN ROBARDS

For Christmas 1999, my husband surprised me with a trip to Disney World. Along with our boys, we wer...
KAREN ROBARDS

I thought I was too intellectual to read something like 'Sweet Savage Love.'
KAREN ROBARDS

You look beautiful sitting there spitting at me like a she-cat. All I have to do is look at you, and...
KAREN ROBARDS

It's got a lot of emotional truth to it.
KAREN ROBARDS

I love this book. I'm a mother myself. I have three boys, and I really sympathize with Sarah, who ha...
KAREN ROBARDS

The man who believed he knew everything went on to know nothing. The man who knew that he knew nothi...
JASON JINIL LEE, JR.

The United States has practiced nuclear blackmail for many decades.
JR

The more social media we have, the more we think we're connecting, yet we are really disconnecti...
JR

A really important point for me is that I don't use any brand or corporate sponsors. So I have n...
JR

With 'Inside Out,' no matter how good the photo or how big the pasting, people will like it ...
JR

For me, the gallery legitimates the art production and helps build collections. I don't think an...
JR

My parents were born abroad. I was born in France, but I feel comfortable everywhere - I don't s...
JR

The Internet doesn't always play a great role for art, especially art in the street, as people t...
JR

When you're in New York, people don't say, 'We're happy you came to New York.' I...
JR

Art is not meant to change the world.
JR

I am an all-surface wallpaper man that retired to become a printer.
JR

Most of the time, people look at a piece of art online when it is just a few blocks from their house...
JR

The city's the best gallery I could imagine. I would never have to make a book and then present ...
JR

The beauty of an art project is that you cannot always measure the impact, but one day it can become...
JR

I should never impose an image forever. I like how ephemeral it can be.
JR

With humour, there is life.
JR

When I was little, I didn't really travel - from the suburbs to Paris was already a journey. I h...
JR

Can art change the world? Maybe... we should change the question: Can art change people's lives?
JR

If there's one thing I've always taken care of with my work, it's that it's never an...
JR

If you give me Times Square, I want to give it back to the people.
JR

I grew up in the suburbs, a calm suburb, without tension, with working-class and middle-class people...
JR

What we see changes who we are.
JR

I started when I was 15 years old. And at that time, I was not thinking about changing the world, I ...
JR

Art is not meant to change the world, but when you see people interacting, when you see an impact on...
JR

I want to create the largest-ever participatory art project and highlight the concept of Shadow Phil...
JR

Even when I do really big pieces, I do them strips by strips - so you have to paste, you have to inv...
JR

The fact that I stay anonymous means I can exhibit wherever I want. No one knows my name, so it'...
JR

Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art ...
JR

There were miracles long before Christianity.
JR

There's a woman in China having a baby every 6 minutes. They're trying to find her to stop her.
JR

Capitalism is glorified institutionalized street crime.
JR

At the base of the eyelash is an invisible mite. Ask not what your mite can do for you but what you ...
JR

A bully is a coward turned inside out.
JR

We plan to continue to grow, so in the long run these are probably delays more than cancellations.
ALAN JR

I can't control what OPEC charges, but we can control our costs. It's going to probably delay some t...
ALAN JR

Where we can do better is where they (UPS) do extremely well, with the small and medium customer.
ALAN JR

Hurricane Katrina had no significant effect on first-quarter results, although the storm inflicted s...
ALAN JR

Money is like manure. If you spread it around it does a lot of good. But if you pile it up in one pl...
JR. MURCHISON

This year's race showed that money, and lots of money, really matters. It was an unprecedented pheno...
ADOLFO JR

But I think competition is good. I am very competitive, if no one has noticed. And I think that if w...
ADOLFO JR

I don't even like to talk about this business about an ethnic and racial balancing act. I think it's...
ADOLFO JR

I would like to serve as mayor of this wonderful city. I think it's far too early to begin talking s...
ADOLFO JR

While we view the acquisition favorably, we are maintaining our market perform investment rating at ...
ALEXANDER JR

We believe Eaton Vance has a well-defined niche and reputation for tax-efficient investing, combined...
ALEXANDER JR

While I would like to see the company start generating profits sooner, I think (flat-rate pricing) i...
ALEXANDER JR

I want to give them the benefit of the doubt.
ALEXANDER JR

Everybody works just a little bit harder. They drive their employees very hard.
ALEXANDER JR

That's a good price for a well-known house like Pilgrim. You could really get that company going aga...
ALEXANDER JR

Poor performance hasn't tarnished the funds' image. It's still the right acquisition for the right b...
ALEXANDER JR

Putting to bed this whole question of Pilgrim's independence, and finally getting that noise behind ...
ALEXANDER JR

It's an attempt to protect the little guy from himself. H&R Block is helping people become first-tim...
ALEXANDER JR

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy will make the ancient method of drilling holes in a patient's head to ...
JR. KREBS

Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood.
JR. TEAGUE

Money is like manure. If you spread it around it does a lot of good. But if you pile it up in one ...
JR. MURCHISON

It will be good, ... I've got a chance to ride a good filly (Indian Vale) and be able to encourage p...
ANGEL JR.

If Indian Vale is as good as we think she is and she runs her race, she'll make me look good, ... If...
ANGEL JR.

No, that's good enough for me.
ANGEL JR.

Since he ran in the Dwyer he started getting better and better,
ANGEL JR.

I love this horse, and I really love him in the Travers. He's fit and sound and eager. He's like a f...
ANGEL JR.

She was struggling to stay there, ... She was aggressive for the first quarter of a mile. She's a be...
ANGEL JR.

It would have been better if I had won, ... But it's nice to know that people still love the horses ...
ANGEL JR.

He's a very nice horse, very well behaved, ... I'm proud to get on a horse like that. He's probably ...
ANGEL JR.

When he's good, I call him 'Al-ley,' like Muhammad Ali,
ANGEL JR.

Drugs are not always necessary, but belief in recovery always is.
ANGEL JR.

He's in a lot of pain, but he's more comfortable then he was last night.
ANGEL JR

It's beautiful here. I am very impressed. It's like a dream. I've never seen stuff like this before....
ANGEL JR

I'm not trying to prove a point. I'm not trying to prove anything. I just want to get it out of my s...
ANGEL JR

She was struggling to stay there. She was aggressive for the first quarter of a mile. She's a better...
ANGEL JR

It will be good. I've got a chance to ride a good filly (Indian Vale) and be able to encourage peopl...
ANGEL JR

He's been the most dominant rider the last 15 years, and one of the most accomplished riders ever. H...
ANGEL JR

It would have been better if I had won. But it's nice to know that people still love the horses and ...
ANGEL JR

Since he ran in the Dwyer he started getting better and better. When he won the Jim Dandy, he was do...
ANGEL JR

If Indian Vale is as good as we think she is and she runs her race, she'll make me look good. If I m...
ANGEL JR

He's a very nice horse, very well behaved. I'm proud to get on a horse like that. He's probably one ...
ANGEL JR

Righteousness is easy in retrospect.
ARTHUR JR.

The genius of impeachment lay in the fact that it could punish the man without punishing the office.
ARTHUR JR.

Television has spread the habit of instant reaction and stimulated the hope of instant results.
ARTHUR JR.

We are not going to achieve a new world order without paying for it in blood as well as in words and...
ARTHUR JR.

She'd given her pledge of confidentiality. She was prepared to honor that. We were going to support ...
ARTHUR JR

Today's decision means everyone loses. The Times has lost this case and will now undertake the diffi...
ARTHUR JR

Journalists should not have to face the prospect of imprisonment for doing nothing more than aggress...
ARTHUR JR

This car had her hand on the wheel because she was the one at risk.
ARTHUR JR

This is a very serious crime. Once the hackers are identified, we will prosecute them to the full ex...
ARTHUR JR

We have it kind of down to a science now. But we enjoy doing it. It's so much fun.
ARTHUR JR

We are grateful to Judy for her significant personal sacrifice to defend an important journalistic p...
ARTHUR JR

It's not a Community Unity Day unless everyone is represented. We should all be there together.
ARTHUR JR

We are trying to make a product, a news experience, that more fully engages our readers, that allows...
ARTHUR JR

Maybe a deal was possible earlier. And maybe, in retrospect, looking back, you could say this was a ...
ARTHUR JR

I loved it when we played it last time (in 2002). Absolutely loved it. It was one of the coolest fes...
ALBERT JR

These songs have definitely pushed all of our abilities. I felt like we had to find something that w...
ALBERT JR

If we write something that is undeniably great, then in the long term it doesn't really matter what ...
ALBERT JR

It's tough to answer. All I know is we worked really hard to get ahead, and everything that people t...
ALBERT JR

When that kind of stuff happens, especially when you've never had anything, you don't really even kn...
ALBERT JR

The only way we can prevail through anything is to work on our music ... it got us here in the first...
ALBERT JR

When we first came out, there were a lot of people, especially in England, who wanted to fight us.
ALBERT JR

Everywhere you go around the country, people relate to the consecutive games steak in one shape or f...
CAL JR

Ultimately, at the end of the day, you couldn't say you were better than the other person because yo...
CAL JR

You could be in the worst mood ever and all you had to do was see Kirby smile or hear him laugh. And...
CAL JR

You could be in the worst mood ever and all you had to do was hear Kirby laugh or see his smile and ...
CAL JR

That's a truckload of offensive rebounds.
BUELL JR

Our backs were against the wall. We had to win this if we were going to be in the playoffs. Playing ...
BUELL JR

I don't know how many good shots they put up. I know they missed a lot of shots, but I don't know ho...
BUELL JR

Defensively, that's one of the best defensive efforts we've had in a long time.
BUELL JR

Juan is not a bad kid. But I think he was just searching for himself. Now he's going to graduate and...
BUELL JR

sometimes being tall helps you build self confidence. But knowing that you are small makes you unpre...
JINNUL JR.

He had that kind of power and athletic ability, as a kid. He was a shortstop, but we had Gary DiSarc...
BOB JR

He realized the longer he waited, the better the look he had. He knew what pitchers trying to do. Wh...
BOB JR

They'd use wood rather than aluminum bats, so you'd get a better idea of what to expect. The first t...
BOB JR

We signed him to be an impact power hitter and he's been just that.
BOB JR

From the preseason to this game there has been some great improvement on both sides of the ball. I w...
BOB JR

The team is doing what we're asking. They don't give up, we've seen that in every game so far this y...
BOB JR

I don't know why. But I liked it.
BOB JR

This is one of my favorite places. Some of the quirks of the design create opportunity for much more...
BILL JR

We're big payers. We've seen some positive results come of it. There weren't as many teams looking t...
BILL JR

We made an investment that hasn't realized a return yet.
BILL JR

All we can do is go by facts. Others can choose to disagree about the nature of the business. Frankl...
BILL JR

It's much better to get here and have a shot at going all the way. We've been here a few times. Last...
BILL JR

Time marches on. We've got a wonderful new facility under construction and it's Busch Stadium - it's...
BILL JR

It's the way we traditionally do (payroll). That way we aren't caught short. By our calculations, we...
BILL JR

It's a matter of sitting down and getting a deal worked out. I expect in two or three weeks it will ...
BILL JR

Brent played a great game. We knew what he could do, but I was glad to see the younger guys like Pat...
BILL JR

It's not just what you spend on the major-league payroll. In the last year we've purchased a Double-...
BILL JR

The swelling in my neck wouldn't go down after that.
BOBBY JR

I will be back. I am not quitting. I am not that weak.
BOBBY JR

Sometimes things aren't as good as they look. Every driver wants to race in Nextel Cup, but I learne...
BOBBY JR

They tried to tell us about the low air pressure stuff. We didn't listen.
BOBBY JR

We kind of figured it was coming, but the way it was done, they shut down every other opportunity fo...
BOBBY JR

I don't care who you are or what business you are in, you don't give a guy his pink slip and make it...
BOBBY JR

It just didn't work out. But the bottom line is I have a feeling I will be in the sport a whole lot ...
BOBBY JR

I know that's been going around but there's nothing to it. We've been hiring some new people and mak...
BOBBY JR

The way they were having trouble with tires and the way our luck has been, I was scared to death ton...
BOBBY JR

It's an uphill battle. Everybody works hard and tries hard, but it's tough to compete when the playi...
BOBBY JR

Everything starts with the customer.
JR. GERSTNER

always see the goodness in others for it will sent you to righteousness,.. Amen
JINNUL JR.

Life is limited by death to make us hurry, though we can't change the past, atleast we change for go...
JINNUL JR.

We fished Saturday and Sunday all day on a flats boat, one of those where the guy had a pole. I was ...
DUCKMANN JR

I was like, 'Are you kidding me? It was cool, man. I said, 'I will go for sure.
DUCKMANN JR

I thought it was some local TV crew. They started talking to me and my dad. Then they asked me quest...
DUCKMANN JR

That was the thing that indicated to us that Coach may not be back next year.
JR INMAN

Coach Waters is a great man. I feel he deserves to stay. You need time, and time did tell we are get...
JR INMAN

We have a lot of freshmen coming from winning teams. We know how to win and we know what it takes to...
JR INMAN

The most important thing that we can take from [Cincinnati] was that it was a potential game, I thin...
JR INMAN

We're going to need a second or third option. Tonight, as far as scoring, yeah, we did leave Quincy.
JR INMAN

I was just taking what the defense gave me and unfortunately I didn't shoot well from the outside to...
JR INMAN

One thing I think that game did teach us is that we can play with anybody. I remember at one point i...
JR INMAN

Well, Toronto, I consider to be the birthplace of my films. I've made three films and this is th...
JASON REITMAN

Funny enough, there have been puppets in everything I've written because I have a huge love of p...
JASON SEGEL

A lot of people underestimate rest, especially sleeping and recovery time.
JASON DAY

We must not be afraid to push boundaries; instead, we should leverage our science and our technology...
JASON SILVA

People are getting cynical about the news. It doesn't seem like there's one place to watch w...
JASON SUDEIKIS

My dad, he worries a bit, usually with good reason. There were quite a few years there where he was ...
JASON ISBELL

Fozzie Bear has so many bear puns in this script - like, 'Trac is grizzly!' 'This is unb...
JASON SEGEL

We all want to be a little glamorous, a little playful and a little mischievous at times.
JASON WU

There are people out there who are into traditional country music and for those people you have arti...
JASON ALDEAN

If we want to talk about the movies that have made an impact in what I do in the action realm - Bruc...
JASON STATHAM

I'm a big Bruce Lee fan, and if I saw Bruce Lee try to be some namby-pamby lawyer, I'd want ...
JASON STATHAM

Bruce Lee was just so lightning-fast. People try to emulate him in whatever way they can, but to try...
JASON STATHAM

My goal is to get another 30 years out of this business. So I need to figure out the fuel to do that...
JASON BATEMAN

The Rock is the Rock, you know? He's the ultimate athlete, the professional man with precision. ...
JASON STATHAM

In a city where you walk around, it's impossible to plan your day and your life as accidents wil...
JASON SCHWARTZMAN

When I first started the show, I was known as the 'cop nerd.' I was in the 9th Precinct in t...
JASON WILES

As I get older, my body isn't bulletproof, and it's starting to break down. And I'm stil...
JASON DAY

I recently read that it's the left brain that does all that calculating, and the right brain tha...
JASON MRAZ

It was part of my recruiting to go to Cal because they knew I loved to play baseball. I don't kn...
JASON KIDD

If you could taste words, most corporate websites, brochures, and sales materials would remind you o...
JASON FRIED

Starting at age 10, my personality and my identity all stemmed from employment. I had a set to be at...
JASON BATEMAN

I never looked at fan mail, for some reason. My mother and grandmother handled my mail - although it...
JASON BATEMAN

All I know is, I don't do a lot of analysis. I know those words have to move me. I rely on the author. I don't want actors reasoning with me about 'motivation' and all that bull. All I want 'em to do is learn the goddamn lines and don't bump into each other.

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Jason Robards Jr.

All I know is, I don't do a lot of analysis. I know those words have to move me. I rely on the author. I don't want actors reasoning with me about 'motivation' and all that bull. All I want 'em to do is learn the goddamn lines and don't bump into each other.

Jason Robards Jr.

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