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"Poe was a student of many things, and among those things he read and referred to in his work was the Bible."
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John Astin
"Poe was a student of many things, and among those things he read and referred to in his work was the Bible."
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"We need to start looking at having a way of managing the whole ecosystem, because you can't pick away at it piece by piece, you have to truly start being coordinated and managing our resources as a system. We haven't gotten to that point yet."
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Ted Danson
"We need to start looking at having a way of managing the whole ecosystem, because you can't pick away at it piece by piece, you have to truly start being coordinated and managing our resources as a system. We haven't gotten to that point yet."
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"As an actor, I am meant to dabble with different themes and genres."
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Sanjay Dutt
"As an actor, I am meant to dabble with different themes and genres."
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"Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is not an easy thing."
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Daniel Day Lewis
"Making a film, setting it up and getting it cast and getting it together, is not an easy thing."
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"The voice over is a hat you put on right now as opposed to worrying about going through wardrobe, and having to look a certain way. You just got to let your voice do the talking for you."
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Blair Underwood
"The voice over is a hat you put on right now as opposed to worrying about going through wardrobe, and having to look a certain way. You just got to let your voice do the talking for you."
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"It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience."
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Ed Harris
"It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience."
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"I don't want to bust my butt for the rest of my life, like my parents."
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Jeremy London
"I don't want to bust my butt for the rest of my life, like my parents."
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"I grew up on a dirt road with brothers."
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Josh Holloway
"I grew up on a dirt road with brothers."
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"I was driven to give the best possible performance I could based on the material that was given to me and that material was documentary footage of the President speaking to people."
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Timothy Bottoms
"I was driven to give the best possible performance I could based on the material that was given to me and that material was documentary footage of the President speaking to people."
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"I couldn't be happier that President Bush has stood up for having served in the National Guard, because I can finally put an end to all those who questioned my motives for enlisting in the Army Reserve at the height of the Vietnam War."
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Larry David
"I couldn't be happier that President Bush has stood up for having served in the National Guard, because I can finally put an end to all those who questioned my motives for enlisting in the Army Reserve at the height of the Vietnam War."
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"At a certain point he was very popular, from THE RAVEN. He was never fully appreciated, never made the money, and you know he was looked upon with admiration by some people, but also as an oddball. But that was his point."
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John Astin
"At a certain point he was very popular, from THE RAVEN. He was never fully appreciated, never made the money, and you know he was looked upon with admiration by some people, but also as an oddball. But that was his point."
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"I considered becoming a priest very seriously. I wanted to travel the world. By the time I turned 16, I realized I was only in it for selfish reasons. And, more importantly, I didn't want to sacrifice the ladies!"
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James McAvoy
"I considered becoming a priest very seriously. I wanted to travel the world. By the time I turned 16, I realized I was only in it for selfish reasons. And, more importantly, I didn't want to sacrifice the ladies!"
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"I will not bond. I will not share. I refuse to nuture."
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Denis Leary
"I will not bond. I will not share. I refuse to nuture."
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"I like parties, but I'm shy, and I often find myself standing around, feeling awkward."
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Michael Bergin
"I like parties, but I'm shy, and I often find myself standing around, feeling awkward."
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"I've done movies with a sword before. But I haven't really been given the full responsibility of something like a Ridley Scott film."
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Orlando Bloom
"I've done movies with a sword before. But I haven't really been given the full responsibility of something like a Ridley Scott film."
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"And as the hour approached for the execution, in his own mind, Collins became both the executioner and the victim. He would pace up and down, transformed in almost a kind of exorcism when he knew he was responsible for taking someone's life."
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Liam Neeson
"And as the hour approached for the execution, in his own mind, Collins became both the executioner and the victim. He would pace up and down, transformed in almost a kind of exorcism when he knew he was responsible for taking someone's life."
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"I was influenced when I was younger by the cartoon movies that Disney put out, like Cinderella and what not. I watched those movies over and over when I was younger and the music is ingrained into my head. Nowadays, I'm still humming the tunes. It taught me the fundamentals."
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Zac Efron
"I was influenced when I was younger by the cartoon movies that Disney put out, like Cinderella and what not. I watched those movies over and over when I was younger and the music is ingrained into my head. Nowadays, I'm still humming the tunes. It taught me the fundamentals."
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"I've had really great experiences working with first-time directors. They come at filmmaking with fresh ideas. I've been very lucky that way."
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Jeff Bridges
"I've had really great experiences working with first-time directors. They come at filmmaking with fresh ideas. I've been very lucky that way."
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"I said, God, the press and people, they just really hate me and I'm really trying. Geraldine Page said, Listen to this, Tab. If people don't like you, that's their bad taste."
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Tab Hunter
"I said, God, the press and people, they just really hate me and I'm really trying. Geraldine Page said, Listen to this, Tab. If people don't like you, that's their bad taste."
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"Charge forward with hope and get the best medical advice you can. Talk to your friends, neighbors, family, and together you attack it. We can't always control what happens to us, but we can always control how we react to it."
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Robert Urich
"Charge forward with hope and get the best medical advice you can. Talk to your friends, neighbors, family, and together you attack it. We can't always control what happens to us, but we can always control how we react to it."
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"I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself."
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Jack Nicholson
"I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself."
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"I have an old brain but a terrific memory."
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Al Lewis
"I have an old brain but a terrific memory."
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"I can't sit back and swallow stuff. I live in a time and place, and in a country on earth where you're not supposed to swallow it. People just gave up."
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Gary Coleman
"I can't sit back and swallow stuff. I live in a time and place, and in a country on earth where you're not supposed to swallow it. People just gave up."
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"Management don't really have any problem at all with firing people. It's a powerful idea that, If I'm not happy, I'll quit. I'll try something else!"
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Ron Livingston
"Management don't really have any problem at all with firing people. It's a powerful idea that, If I'm not happy, I'll quit. I'll try something else!"
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"I'd be a liar if I said I had a normal family."
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Edward Furlong
"I'd be a liar if I said I had a normal family."
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"My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So she thought somebody had put a spell on me - this is the truth - so she made me drink some horrible terrifying potions, for year."
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Roberto Benigni
"My mother brought me magicians and witches, because I was very ugly, really revolting. So she thought somebody had put a spell on me - this is the truth - so she made me drink some horrible terrifying potions, for year."
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"It's not an if - we're going to have to change. Oil is simply going to be gone."
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Dennis Weaver
"It's not an if - we're going to have to change. Oil is simply going to be gone."
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"I finally learned to love myself by dressing up as Geri Halliwell."
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Matt Lucas
"I finally learned to love myself by dressing up as Geri Halliwell."
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"I have a big family and had to move them all from the coast of Oregon to New York three times for the workshops and for the actual production itself, which had about a four month development rehearsal schedule."
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Gregory Harrison
"I have a big family and had to move them all from the coast of Oregon to New York three times for the workshops and for the actual production itself, which had about a four month development rehearsal schedule."
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"I've been in elementary education for years and my belief is that Christmas pageants in schools are little more than conditioning kids for the Christian religion."
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Jack Bowman
"I've been in elementary education for years and my belief is that Christmas pageants in schools are little more than conditioning kids for the Christian religion."
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"I'm the only man in the world with a marriage licence made out to whom it may concern."
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Mickey Rooney
"I'm the only man in the world with a marriage licence made out to whom it may concern."
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"My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me. I'm in this wonderful position to be able to do that. The reason I do that is because I know what it takes once I engage, what that means for me personally and for my wife."
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Jeff Bridges
"My m.o. as far as choosing projects is I really try not to work. I try to not do the scripts that are offered me. I'm in this wonderful position to be able to do that. The reason I do that is because I know what it takes once I engage, what that means for me personally and for my wife."
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"When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us."
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Desi Arnaz
"When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us."
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"My sisters and mom raised me to respect women and open doors for them."
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Milo Ventimiglia
"My sisters and mom raised me to respect women and open doors for them."
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"You know, sometimes I get moments of inspiration when I'm writing something and then the task seems so daunting that it just kind of scares me away."
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Adam Pascal
"You know, sometimes I get moments of inspiration when I'm writing something and then the task seems so daunting that it just kind of scares me away."
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"Everyone kept telling me, Just be yourself. Be yourself. I kept thinking, there's got to be more to it than that!"
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Tony Danza
"Everyone kept telling me, Just be yourself. Be yourself. I kept thinking, there's got to be more to it than that!"
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"The kiss always gets a hell of a reaction."
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Dominic West
"The kiss always gets a hell of a reaction."
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"Creating a character on or off the stage is an escape."
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Roger Moore
"Creating a character on or off the stage is an escape."
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"Only a genius can play a fool."
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Michael Rapaport
"Only a genius can play a fool."
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"This was a really big opportunity. This script was even mediocre. The idea was great, but Jay came on with his guys made it great and very specific. It all came together well."
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Sean William Scott
"This was a really big opportunity. This script was even mediocre. The idea was great, but Jay came on with his guys made it great and very specific. It all came together well."
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"People can be a hoot on the set, but if they're not good to work with, that tires very quickly."
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David Hyde Pierce
"People can be a hoot on the set, but if they're not good to work with, that tires very quickly."
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"I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work."
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James Caan
"I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work."
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"The writers keep managing to turn the show in on itself, coming up with something that's well thought-out and miraculous."
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Kiefer Sutherland
"The writers keep managing to turn the show in on itself, coming up with something that's well thought-out and miraculous."
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"I'm not really into gothic music, it's not really my type of scene but each to their own. I listen to pretty much anything."
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Richard Fleeshman
"I'm not really into gothic music, it's not really my type of scene but each to their own. I listen to pretty much anything."
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"No, I'm not a comic book guy. I'm pretty fascinated with the subculture though and I do think that the world of comic books is such a natural transition into film."
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Donal Logue
"No, I'm not a comic book guy. I'm pretty fascinated with the subculture though and I do think that the world of comic books is such a natural transition into film."
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"You can't not have feelings about country clubs, whichever side you're on."
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Harold Ramis
"You can't not have feelings about country clubs, whichever side you're on."
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"Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out."
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Tim Robbins
"Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out."
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"I'm always looking, as an actor, for activities. I think it's far more interesting to watch what people do than what they say. You always want to watch behavior, because the dialogue as written by our illustrious leaders is great. Eminently playable."
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Adam Baldwin
"I'm always looking, as an actor, for activities. I think it's far more interesting to watch what people do than what they say. You always want to watch behavior, because the dialogue as written by our illustrious leaders is great. Eminently playable."
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"I think we should take Iraq and Iran and combine them into one country and call it Irate. All the pissed off people live in one place and get it over with."
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Denis Leary
"I think we should take Iraq and Iran and combine them into one country and call it Irate. All the pissed off people live in one place and get it over with."
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"Don't invade Iraq. Inspections work, war won't."
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Martin Sheen
"Don't invade Iraq. Inspections work, war won't."
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