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- Nov 07, 2020
Brother Quotes
On brothers, mentorship, and family loyalty.
Some of these quotes are about literal brothers and the private fears or gratitude that come with that bond; others use 'brother' more loosely, for a mentor or a fellow actor's catchphrase about faith. Looking for something shareable? Try Status.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
I spent a lot of winters in my childhood flying kites with my brother, with my cousins, with friends in the neighborhood. It's what we did in the winter. Schools close down. There was not much to do.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate these reality TV shows where people walk off Big Brother and think they're A-list celebrities when they've done nothing in their lives, it really does my head in.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was actually my older brother who wanted to start acting. He would point at the TV as a kid and tell my mom he wanted to do it, and he would act his favorite scenes from 'Home Alone.'
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have my writing and acting and producing and directing, and my younger brother has his music and his acting.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a pretty gay world - my brother's gay and he's been married to a man for 20 years, which is like 60 in straight-people years.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
After my grunge phase, I started opening my horizons and listening to more electronic stuff. I got into Radiohead, specifically 'Amnesiac' - my brother gave me that album.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was called Matt Dillon's brother my whole career basically until 'Entourage' broke me free of that and now people call me Johnny Drama instead.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've made three studio albums and one live one with my brother. It's melodic singer-songwriter acoustic-rock music.
- Impressive
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brother has a Ph.D. in biochemistry, which I find so totally impressive.
- Quality
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's all my brother and I do, talk basketball, and I'd like to think I bring some of that casual quality with me on the air.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
The seed for my novel 'Half Brother' was planted in my mind over twenty years ago, but didn't germinate until late 2007 when I came across the obituary for Washoe, an extraordinary chimpanzee who had learned over 250 words of American Sign Language.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The more I worked on 'Half Brother,' the more it seemed to me the story was really about love in all its possible forms - how and why we decide to bestow it, or withdraw it; how we decide what is more worthy of being loved, and what is less. We are masters of conditional love.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I saw my mother cry exactly once. The morning of her brother's funeral. One long tear ran down her cheek through her make up until she caught it near her mouth and patted it dry with a tissue she pulled from inside her sleeve.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020