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"I think that we need to look hard at our beliefs and be responsible about how we speak out."
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"You cannot force someone to believe something they do not believe, you can only manage to force them to speak or act as if they do."
"Religion is a non-alcoholic man's alcohol. Alcohol is a non-religious man's religion."
"Night poured over the desert. It came suddenly, in purple. In the clear air, the stars drilled down out of the sky, reminding any thoughtful watcher that it is in the deserts and high places that religions are generated. When men see nothing but bottomless infinity over their heads they have always had a driving and desperate urge to find someone to put in the way."
"The whole war between the atheist and the theist comes down to this: the atheist believes a 'what' created the universe, the theist believes a 'who' created the universe."
"When my problems seem overwhelming and impossible to solve, I hold fast to these facts: God is real, He is right, and He cares."
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"I was this person with this weird last name from New York that no one had ever heard of. But my screen test I guess, according to him, was the best. So I got the part, which was incredible."
"I know this is kind of corny, but we thought about renewing our vows again because I think my mom would really love it if we did that in Arkansas, where I came from."
"I take the fact that films cost a lot of money very seriously, but once in a while to have somebody say, This is a big scene, take your time with it, is important. That's John Sayles."
"There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe they can paraphrase it and make it better."
"It was a few days later I came out to Hollywood for a screen test, and so did a lot of other people. So, I really didn't think I would get it. I was definitely the one that was least likely to get it, because everyone else was an already established star."
"There's just such a premium on hurrying, and the camera is the be all and end all, and the actors had better hurry up and get it right and get it done."
"I'd already made the decision before I'd even read it-just because it was John Sayles. Then when I read it, the themes were actually themes that have been a big part of my life."
"It's usually, my people speak to your people and then they speak around each other and trade calls for weeks."
"I helped found Artists for New South Africa, but it used to be called Artists for Free South Africa. Alfre Woodard and a bunch of us started this."
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