Bob Balaban on failing
Bob Balaban10 quotes“Yes I try to do everything I can not to fail hideously.”
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If anyone would have been paying serious attention to my puppet shows, I would have been sent to therapy very young.
Bob BalabanBob Balaban Oh, I was completely hooked on movies and plays and theater from the time I was a day old; I was very, very early on in love with movies and I loved plays.
Bob BalabanBob Balaban I’m from the Midwest, and I loved my family. I had a very good time as a child, but I was also – I have a theory about Jews growing up in the Midwest, that there is an ultimately sort of wonderful avoidance of a lot of things, and a great acceptance of whatever is happening.
Bob BalabanBob Balaban I was very much in my room with my marionette stage, you know, creating these incredibly boring things that I felt were so fascinating, and forcing my relatives to come, and charging money for them to see my little productions.
Bob BalabanBob Balaban The difference between a friend and an acquaintance is that a friend helps; an acquaintance merely advises.
Bob EdwardsBob Edwards I have a 92 year old father whose doing beautifully who lives in Chicago and a sister and a nephew and a niece and I love coming back and try to do so fairly often.
Bob BalabanBob Balaban And I think being a good director is being able to be completely tyrannical and you?ve got to be an absolute dictator while at the same time, you have to listen and see everything because it can all change on a dime.
Bob BalabanBob Balaban I’ve directed a fair amount of television series – so I’m always trying to learn new things.
Bob BalabanBob Balaban I loved being in Close Encounters, just to watch Steven Spielberg working was exciting.
Bob BalabanBob Balaban
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When you are with your friends, control your tongue.
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Elezabeth SymondElezabeth Symond I heard many tongues in many languages saying that people cannot be Gods, and that’s a given. But what if people don’t know what was given to them?
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn Pride – it screams a lot louder than love sometimes.
L.T. PhoenixL.T. Phoenix Messed up people even see the beauty in all the shitty places.
Lara-LeanLara-Lean I loved you more than love was allowed.
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A Christian cannot fail of being a republican.
Benjamin RushBenjamin Rush A man, if he be active and energetic, can hardly fail also, be he never so selfish, of benefiting the general public interest.
Benjamin ButlerBenjamin Butler That’s the whole key to anything: Don’t be afraid to fail. And is not afraid to fail.
Bernie MacBernie Mac If you can’t build relationships from nothing, you will fail. You must have that drive.
Ben ParrBen Parr Failing is not real, it’s an optional state of mind.
Behdad SamiBehdad Sami A misspelled word is probably an alias for some desperate call for aid, which is bound to fail.
Ben MarcusBen Marcus When levitation fails, a ladder prevails.
Becky StarkBecky Stark The GSEs are adequately capitalized. They are in no danger of failing.
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