J. August Richards
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I've always been able to sense the relationship between two people based on how one person says ... J. AUGUST RICHARDS I always say that I'm at my best when there's no example of what the character is supposed t... J. AUGUST RICHARDS Oddly enough, I've always really loved Nightcrawler. You know who else they didn't use enoug... J. AUGUST RICHARDS The cool thing for me is, I go to a lot of conventions - a lot of science fiction conventions like C... J. AUGUST RICHARDS I thought, 'Oh, this is great,' because maybe someone who does look like me will watch '... J. AUGUST RICHARDS I believe that I'm an actor to this day because of 'Star Wars.' I saw 'Star Wars'... J. AUGUST RICHARDS I love roles that don't really have a template or a paradigm and force me to create using my own... J. AUGUST RICHARDS Whenever I get an audition to do something that is sci-fi-related, it makes me really happy because ... J. AUGUST RICHARDS Even when I'm playing a lawyer or a doctor, I want to play a person. A human being. J. AUGUST RICHARDS Everything with Marvel is on a need-to-know basis, so I didn't officially know until the second ... J. AUGUST RICHARDS I was in fittings for the first costume even before I knew I was even going to be 'Deathlok.'... J. AUGUST RICHARDS I really love fan art, which I get sent a lot of. I really, really get a lot of. I get a kick out of... J. AUGUST RICHARDS I went right to the 'Guide to the Marvel Universe,' which has every Marvel character from A-... J. AUGUST RICHARDS When we wrapped 'Angel,' I definitely had a moment where I thought, 'Wow, that was the b... J. AUGUST RICHARDS I definitely was a big comic collector as a kid. J. AUGUST RICHARDS What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse e... J. AUGUST RICHARDS I absolutely love working with David Boreanaz, and Charisma Carpenter I completely adore - she teach... J. AUGUST RICHARDS I changed my name at 14 because no one outside of my family could pronounce my first name correctly. J. AUGUST RICHARDS To steal a term from one of my Twitter followers, 'Deathlok' is the 'anti-villain.' ... J. AUGUST RICHARDS I love creating characters that people may or may have not ever seen before. But I enjoy the opportu... J. AUGUST RICHARDS As a boy, my favorite show was 'Superman' and my favorite movie was 'Star Wars' - al... J. AUGUST RICHARDS When you're doing superhero stunts, the objective is to look as cool as humanly possible. J. AUGUST RICHARDS In the 'Angel' days, all there was was a community that was like a chat room. If you were lo... J. AUGUST RICHARDS Anyone who's trying to be there for their family and trying to take care of their children is a ... J. AUGUST RICHARDS Panama's a really wonderful country. There's obviously the Panama Canal, which brings a lot ... J. AUGUST RICHARDS Once I found out that I was playing 'Deathlok,' I unearthed my old comic book collection. I ... J. AUGUST RICHARDS I feel like my life experience is that of an outsider. Let me explain: my parents are from Panama, a... J. AUGUST RICHARDS J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG J. AUGUST STRINDBERG AUGUST WILSON AUGUST WILSON AUGUST WILSON AUGUST WILSON AUGUST WILSON AUGUST WILSON AUGUST HECKSCHER AUGUST WILSON AUGUST STRINDBERG He considers the theatrical version of Fanny and Alexander an amputated version of what his original... BILLE AUGUST AUGUST WILSON AUGUST STRINDBERG In many organisms, including man, the mechanical respiration and the circulation of the blood are &#... 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AUGUST BEBEL We may fondly imagine that we are impartial seekers after truth, but with a few exceptions, to which... AUGUST KROGH AUGUST WILSON We talked a lot about The Best Intentions and how we could shoot certain scenes in different ways wi... BILLE AUGUST AUGUST WILSON AUGUST STRINDBERG AUGUST WILSON AUGUST WILSON AUGUST WILSON She is also brought to a point of zero in the beginning of the story, and I think you can say that a... BILLE AUGUST Les Miserables. I never read the book before, but when I read this script it was so outstanding, so ... BILLE AUGUST It was actually Peter's idea that I should make the film. He called me in the very beginning, and I ... BILLE AUGUST It was a major dream come true at last. In many respects, Jerusalem is a very modern and important s... BILLE AUGUST I was mostly interested in it as a theatrical film. Personally, I am not so interested in television... BILLE AUGUST I wanted to make Jerusalem as feature film. But we couldn't finance it only through theatrical relea... BILLE AUGUST I spent almost 3 months with Bergman, four hours every afternoon. We sat and went through the whole ... BILLE AUGUST I like the vulnerability, the naked face. And then, of course, I hadn't done a contemporary story in... BILLE AUGUST He considers the theatrical version of Fanny and Alexander an amputated version of what his original... BILLE AUGUST From the beginning, we were prepared, we know how we would shoot and cut the two versions. BILLE AUGUST AUGUST STRINDBERG Tim's characters tend to wear darker colors and some, like the corpse bride, are no longer living, b... JOHN AUGUST Tim's characters tend to wear darker colors and some, like the corpse bride, are no longer living, b... JOHN AUGUST post-apocalyptic fantasy. JOHN AUGUST We wanted to make a version that wasn't so disturbing that you couldn't put it in a family movie, JOHN AUGUST On the surface, she appears to be a monster but in fact she is kind and sweet and misunderstood. JOHN AUGUST AUGUST WILSON We were not ready to play. The matches we won, everybody contributed and the most we lost everybody ... DON AUGUST We challenged New Trier a little bit in the second game. New Trier is just a little better than us r... DON AUGUST To their credit they never quit. It was one of those frustrating nights where we kept shooting ourse... DON AUGUST We're trying to serve more aggressive. We work very hard on serving every day in practice. If we bac... 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AUGUST SANDER The mob could begin to rule in a few days if these people do not get more food and water. I think it... AUGUST PILLSBURY I don't like to call myself a poet, ... Most poets are shiftless, no-account fools. AUGUST KLEINZAHLER The New Jersey character - at least this part of Jersey - is straightforward, plainspoken to the poi... AUGUST KLEINZAHLER AUGUST HECKSCHER We always think about the rights of the terrorists. But if there is an attack that you could have pr... AUGUST HANNING As new developments they present new dangers. AUGUST HANNING AUGUST WILSON I did it again. Lying guilty in a hotel room for a woman I will fail for. J.M. AUGUST AUGUST WILSON The most direct evidence of the wonderful plasticity and elasticity of red corpuscles is obtained wh... AUGUST KROGH AUGUST STRINDBERG AUGUST WILSON Muscles do not use oxygen at a constant rate. AUGUST KROGH During my stay in London I resided for a considerable time in Clapham Road in the neighbourhood of C... AUGUST KEKULé You have this novel idea of the world, like it’s made up of ladder hunting and test taking and fra... J.M. AUGUST AUGUST WILSON Let us learn to dream, gentlemen, and then perhaps we shall learn the truth. AUGUST KEKULé AUGUST WILSON AUGUST WILSON The respiratory mechanisms of birds are definitely adapted to the function of flight, as evidenced b... AUGUST KROGH
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It's not just about a girl (referring to Jo's character) who wants to be a writer. It's about fallin... 
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Would you stop thinking about what everyone wants. Stop thinking
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Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintena... 
Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintena... 
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If you load responsibility on a man unworthy of it he will always betray himself. 
I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. 
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People who keep dogs are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. 
I love her and she loves me, and we hate each other with a wild hatred born of love 