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“You can't save the rhinos and you can't preserve a culture. I'm very pessimistic. Once it's gone, it's over.”

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Paul Theroux, born on April 10, 1941, is a renowned film writer from the United States. Theroux is known for his distinctive style of storytelling, which often delves into profound life philosophies and social issues. more

“I've never been that person to fake it, and say what everyone else wants you to say. Then you never have anything personal. If I wanted to be an actress all the time, I could do that. But I don't. I want to be real. I want to be a real person. That's what an artist is. An artist has to be honest. Without honesty, there's nothing.”

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Author:Miley Cyrus

“Tibet has a very proud people but it's culturally gone and overrun ever since the Chinese took over. It's like saving the rhino. When a species is endangered, it's gone.”

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Author:Paul Theroux

“There are some things you can't unsee, and there are some movies you can't get off IMDB no matter how hard you try.”

Trying Matter Hard

Author:Kurt Fuller

“I don't know: Why aren't people fascinated by air traffic controllers?”

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Author:Kurt Fuller

“I understand that actors lose their looks, they change over time, but people don't lose their talent. I think that, as people get older and the people who make the decisions get older, they don't like hiring people much older than them because it reminds them of their fathers, and they don't like telling people older than them what to do. It makes them uncomfortable. I think that happens a lot.”

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Author:Kurt Fuller

“I think the level of criticism you're under is never healthy. I think that's why lots of people in Hollywood end up in rehab. There are the ups and downs. I was never a fan of the attention.”

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Author:Lauren Conrad

“When real actors are approaching their work, we could be on a little stage somewhere, doing community theater. It's all the same. They're just trying to make the scene work. They're just trying to do the best they can and figure it out.”

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Author:Kurt Fuller

“When you're working, nobody's a star. We're all just actors trying to figure it out.”

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Author:Kurt Fuller

“Sometimes you have to open yourself to the random possibilities of, I guess, destiny.”

Sometimes Destiny Possibility

Author:Andrew W.K.

“I was selling real estate at the time, in Pacific Palisades, California, so imagine that: getting a note and a bottle of champagne from Jack Nicholson when I'd barely made a dime as an actor. It really kept me going.”

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Author:Kurt Fuller

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