- Going
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- Nov 07, 2020
First Quotes
On beginnings, and what a 'first' really changes.
The quotes gathered here treat 'first' loosely: a rookie athlete crediting the teammates who set the tone early, a filmmaker's take on what should scare an audience right away, and a physicist weighing what can and can't be known first. If early relationships resonate, see our First Love.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Dog
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got my Actors' Equity card officially by playing Nana the dog in 'Peter Pan' at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. That was the first show I did as a full-fledged, dues-paying member; I earned points in my MFA program, then went into the company after I graduated.
- Organization
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- Nov 07, 2020
And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I had gone to an organization that had a program with a weight room and designed specifically for pitchers.
- Fate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe in fate. I didn't set out to be a comedian at first. I'm still not sure if I am or not.
- Some
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went through some tough years when I first moved to Los Angeles, and 'The Riches' was my first major success.
- Small
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first band I was in, I think was called The Strangers. I got the sack because I was too small!
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of my favorite artists didn't sell much out the gate. I didn't with Common at first. Neither did first albums from Outkast, Nas, or Jay Z. It doesn't scare me.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was older and I first started working, I was obsessed with buying my first Chanel jacket. I saved up my hard-earned money, went to Barneys, and bought a little black Chanel jacket. It saw many, many job interviews and many, many events. I'm not fitting into it lately, but I still have it.
- Guess
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think when I started my first album, I was 17 or 18, so I guess I was basically a child.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Giving up is the first way to fail. It does not exist for me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The feeling is constantly growing on me that I had been the first to hear the greeting of one planet to another.
- Nov 07, 2020
I was 15 or 16 when I first saw 'Once Upon A Time In America,' so I was quite young, but I was completely blown away.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020