- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being Quotes
On identity, openness and staying true to yourself.
This set of quotes explores what it means to simply be: holding onto a child's spontaneity, embracing honesty that feels inappropriate in creative work, or aging with flexibility instead of resistance. For more on self-belief, see our Able quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Interesting
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- Nov 07, 2020
We get excited by ideas, and we're more excited by being surprised by ideas than we are in dictating the course of events. We've found that leads to more interesting storytelling.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
The benefit is competition, the thrill of playing in the Olympics, being an Olympian, playing against the best.
- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have three favorite politicians: Reagan, Truman, and Bobby Kennedy - Bobby for showing remarkable political courage despite being loathed by many on both sides.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being an actor has always been my dream.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a sports fanatic and being able to perform at halftime for the fans of the Steelers and the Jets is such a thrill for me.
- Press
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been saying in the press that being a NY Post investigator reporter is an oxymoron.
- Handsome
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was once described as being mediumly handsome, and that's a right-on analysis for me.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I worked in Trenton, and then I got sidetracked into comedy and then onto 'SNL.' And then into being a live performer - what I do now; virtually that's what I am: I'm a live entertainer.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
American comedies especially are all about these men being browbeaten by their wives and it's impossible for me to watch.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think, as written, 'Assassins' simply acknowledges the very human need to be acknowledged. As director, I've got to put aside any particular biases or prejudices that, as a moral human being, this is not an appropriate or acceptable way to get what you want.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love catching, being involved in every pitch of the game; obviously, it beats you up both mentally and physically.
- Comparable
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first book is really comparable to what I do now, where it's pretty surreal and strange at moments, but that being my first book - I wrote that when I was 22; it came out when I was 24 - and it was just really overwritten. I just didn't trust myself as a writer to say something once.
- Fooling
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- Nov 07, 2020