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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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"When we believe a wounding story, our whole world is diminished."

"The Lord states, 'What can one do to go to moksha? He can go if he attains the right belief of the Self; or if he attains the grace of the Gnani Purush'."

"There are certain moments in life of open-minded people...which really make them hard not to believe in the existence of heaven."

"In response to my father-in-law's view, I offered no opinion. He was not looking for my opinion. He had merely been spouting his belief, a conviction that would remain unchanged for all eternity."

"You couldn't get a decent drink in either of them, for a start. And the boredom you got in Heaven was almost as bad as the excitement you got in Hell."
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"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."

"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'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."

"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."

"It's usually, my people speak to your people and then they speak around each other and trade calls for weeks."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."
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