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I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood.


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JACK VANCE The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning...
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JACK VANCE If movies are causing moral decay, then crime ought to be going up, but crime is going down.
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JACK VALENTI No one today knows what is indecent.
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JACK SCHMITT My family has served the country in almost every major war since the Civil War.
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JACK SCALIA I remember fear and I remember the potential of nuclear war.
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JACK SCALIA But this country is a great country and will always rebound.
JACK SCALIA Because if you have a strong foundation like we have, then you can build or rebuild anything on it. ...
JACK SCALIA Our firefighters are our last line of defense, baby.
JACK SCALIA I was an only child until I was 14, and there were no other kids around the area really. So I spent ...
JACK REYNOR I originally got into this because of a five-year-old's begrudgery of his teacher. Mrs. Lawlor c...
JACK REYNOR With 'Richard,' I was excited to make this film with such an amazing role for an actor. Play...
JACK REYNOR As a kid growing up, I put a lot of pressure on myself.
JACK REYNOR I couldn't even get an audition for network TV at home in Ireland.
JACK REYNOR If you have an opportunity to reach people on a broad scale, it's not enough to just entertain p...
JACK REYNOR 'Transformers' gives people the ability to relax and rest for three hours. That's a subs...
JACK REYNOR When I meet someone who I really admire, I enjoy nothing more than trying to connect with them and a...
JACK REYNOR In terms of doing another franchise after 'Transformers,' I don't know if that would be ...
JACK REYNOR 'Star Wars' was something that I was definitely interested in. Whether or not I was really i...
JACK REYNOR I was always a big fan of Charlie Chaplin movies. I love 'The Great Dictator' and 'City ...
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