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As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what’s personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn’t ring true.

Alan Alda

I used to be a Catholic. I left because I object to conversion by concussion. If you don’t agree with what they teach, you get clobbered over the head until you do. All that does is change the shape of the head.
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Concussion Conversion Left Object Religious Use
I find myself going to places where I really have no business, speaking to these people in a whole other field that I have no extensive knowledge of. But I do it very often because it scares me.
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Business Dare Extensive Field Knowledge Myself People Place
I’ve been nominated twice before as actor in a leading part. Now I’m nominated as actor in a supporting part.
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Actor Before Lead Nominate Part Support Twice
Nothing important was ever accomplished without chutzpah. Columbus had chutzpah. The signers of the Declaration of Independence had chutzpah.
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Accomplish Chutzpah Country Ever Important Nothing
artists try to say things that can’t be said. in a fragile net of words, gestures, or colors, we hope to capture a feeling.
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Artist Capture Color Feeling Fragile Gesture Net Say Thing Word
The best things said come last. People will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart.
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Best Come Door Heart Hour Last Linger People Talk Thing Word
Don’t be upset that it takes a long, long time to find wisdom because nobody knows where wisdom can be found.
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Found Long Take Time Upset Wisdom
I’m not trying to create some impression about myself. That doesn’t interest me.
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Create Impression Interest Myself Some Try
Kids are natural scientists.
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Kid Natural Scientist
Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart.
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Always Better Remember Smart Wise
Everybody’s on their toes and focused on what we’re about to do, and then there’s this moment where you relax because you see that everybody is there to do the best that they can.
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Do Docus Everybody Moment Relax Toe
I guess in a world uncomfortable with uncertainty, an unbeliever must be an atheist, and possibly an infidel.
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Atheist Guess Infidel Possibly Unbeliever Uncertain Uncomfortable World
Some of the greatest things, as I understand, they have come about by serendipity, the greatest discoveries
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Come Discovery Great Serendipity Some Thing Understand
Listening is being able to be changed by the other person.
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Being Change Listen Other Person
Everyone opens up to one another right away. That’s a terrific thing. I love that about actors. They know how personal this job is.
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Actor Another Everyone Job Open Personal Right Think Way
I’ve played a murderer, so certainly I think I can play a Republican.
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Certain Murder Play Republican Think

As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what’s personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn’t ring true.

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