- Nov 07, 2020
Matter Quotes
On what actually counts.
This page starts with a striking reframe of confinement as something that can happen mentally even to people who are physically free, and pairs it with career advice about simply landing that first entry-level role. For related thinking, see Life.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
No matter what you do, people are gonna try to emulate you. Whether it's a dunk by Michael Jordan or a swing by Ken Griffey Jr., kids are doing the same things.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are roles I want that my agency might not want me to do because of the subject matter or whatever. Or there are roles that people won't bring to me because they don't think I'll do it. And that is a big strain because an actor wants to act.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gina Carano is a great athlete, and I'd be happy if she returns to MMA - doesn't matter if it's against Ronda.
- Nature
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- Nov 07, 2020
Magic speaks to the child in all of us. No matter how sophisticated we become, there's still a part of us who wants to believe in an alternative reality, where we can defy the laws of nature.
- Permanent
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- Nov 07, 2020
No matter what policy initiatives we take on, we are going to need a permanent repository for nuclear fuel based on the law and sound science.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes you're encouraged, and other times disappointed. It's a matter of going in and precluding all that with, 'This is what I do, not who I am.' I need to be who I am in the process of doing what I do. I need to stay true to what it is I'm really here for. And that's the hardest thing, the biggest challenge.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's actually easier to do autobiographical stories. The story is already there. It's a matter of carving away what doesn't fit rather than building up from nothing.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
The truth of the matter is - when we look at things - every movie we do - no matter what the subject matter is - we go to the universal theme of family. We always go to that because if the movie is about family, then any audience can relate to it.
- Nov 07, 2020
I love songs, so when you're song-based, it doesn't matter which way the production leans.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think as long as I can tell you a story about people that you understand, it doesn't matter if you don't like what they do; you understand why they did it.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of actors I had worked with seemed mentally unbalanced. It's only a matter of time before I go nuts myself.
- First Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020