- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Someone Quotes
On the someones who shape a moment.
This page includes praise for a steady presence who doesn't panic under pressure, and a note on a fictional character built to feel relatable even in impossible circumstances. For similar reflections, see Know.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
During holiday parties when people used to ask me what I did for a living, I would tell them I sold resort timeshares. That was an effective conversational nonstarter, until I met someone that actually did sell resort timeshares.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I eat mindlessly while watching television, reading, or talking with someone else, I can go through an entire meal without tasting the food, without even noticing that I've been eating. The plate is empty but I didn't enjoy the food - I had all of the calories and little of the pleasure.
- Sick
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get sick when I think about someone going to iTunes and downloading two songs off our album. It's not meant to be listened to that way.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
Acting with Denzel is like playing tennis with someone that's better than you. You either play better tennis or get blown off the court.
- Bad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always played nice guys, so I'd love to be someone that creates a bit of confrontation. I know that sounds bad, but as an actor, I want to explore different things.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
As someone who grew up in tough circumstances, I know that being on public assistance is not a spot that anyone wants to be in.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's easier not to make a particular joke in case it offends. But every joke will offend someone, and I've always believed that the audience is bigger than one person. The danger is that things will become bland.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know that some actors take acting terribly seriously. I take it seriously in that if someone pays me to do it I know I have to deliver.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every relapse is dangerous, but often it takes multiple relapses before someone finally gets sober for good.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
Drugs shift the way that we think. So, yeah, the logical thing would be to get help, but that's not the way addicts operate, which is why it's really, really hard to get someone to understand that they need treatment.
- Dangerous
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard to find someone who did as many drugs for as long and in such dangerous combinations as Nic - spending years going to Oakland and finding abandoned warehouses, getting beaten up, getting threatened by a guy with a crossbow. By all accounts, he shouldn't have made it, but he did.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020