Giovanni Ribisi Quotes

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• I love talking about Scientology.
• You have to take into account it was the cell phone that became what the modern-day concept of a phone call is, and this is…
• What's sad is that there is an addictive quality to that, to believing your own hype; to allowing yourself to become validated by others and…
• Dostoevski was on to something. You are the path you choose. You are what your vocation is
• I used to shy away from publicity so as not to let it get in the way of the work. But it's part of the…
• I've been allowed to grow over the past twenty years. I've managed to avoid being trapped in one moment of my career and for that,…
• Without Scientology, I would be in an alley somewhere looking for dope.
• We went to - I guess it was a legitimate boiler room, and I sat in front of this guy who literally was on the…
• For me, acting is all about the aesthetic. I just want to keep honing my craft. Not that I'm taking myself too seriously, but every…
• I could almost say it is my religion. I guess that sounds pretentious, but I want to live and breathe cinema.
• I want to be a part of something that's good and intellectually challenging.
• I grew up with Scientology - my parents at one point were clerical. It's a pragmatic philosophy, not merely a belief system. Yeah, it's had…
• I just consider myself a committed actor. If a movie is a success, that's great; I'm happy for that. But I've learned just to concentrate…
• I'm really happy with where I am, the movies in my life. Not satisfied, necessarily. But I won't put it on somebody else, blame anybody…
• If I had to choose criteria, for me, it's about first the director. I want to be a part of something that's good and intellectually…
• It was extremely useful to grow up in front of the camera. It gives the camera no significance. I think it helped me have perspective…
• My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one…
• There's the concept that if I do this big budget project, then that will help me do the things I really want to do and…
• I'm old fashioned with my cell phone. I like that human contact and I think it's important.
• Those people are unabashedly ruthless as far as money is concerned.

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