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Theodore Roosevelt regarded leadership as his one gift, the area in which he might be considered to possess genius. He presented his… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
I really want to do roles that have some substance, and I hope writers give us that importance. I can't alone stand… — Raashi Khanna Copy Share Image
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In a sense, all actors are character actors, because we're all playing different characters. But a lot of the time - and… — Dennis Farina Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be a sideman. My own style was coming out and I was into my own writing. I wrote… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share Image
Eragon started as me but ended up evolving into his very own character, .. Even as he has gone through his coming-… — Christopher Paolini Copy Share Image
Writing is writing. It's an abiding, wonderful talent, craft, gift that stays with you your whole life. And you can go in… — Adriana Trigiani Copy Share Image
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There are a lot of people out there who will write books, in which everything turns out nicely and the bad guys… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
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...Terry Jackson, who is the Miami Herald's automotive writer and TV critic. That's correct: This man gets paid to drive new cars… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
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I hadn't heard the Gary Cooper thing so I'm not grounded now. I feel pretty good. That's incredibly nice. When I met… — John Krasinski Copy Share Image
I once made the mistake of writing a story with David Corbett. The man smoked me. He can delineate the character and… — Luis Alberto Urrea Copy Share Image
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Stephen [King], who wrote the script himself, was on the set [of The Stand], and I was just so fortunate to get… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
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![“I hadn't heard the Gary Cooper thing so I'm not grounded now. I feel pretty good. That's incredibly nice. When I met Robin [Williams] at the read-through, I remember when he came in, I was so nervous meeting him for the first time is incredible because I did actually write him a letter when I was…” quote by John Krasinski](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/d2d/john-krasinski-4756_actors_i-hadn-t-heard-the-gary-cooper-thing-so_2799316.jpg)
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