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" One thing that's great about seeing your kids is you see things that you admired in your parents. "
Jon Voight
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" I was raised Catholic... I fell in love with certain ideals. "
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" I was a guy who needed to go to class, because I had some raw talent that I thought was identifiable, when I finally made a decision to be an actor. And yet I wanted to learn how to really do the stuff. You know, 'How do I get to be a serious actor?' "
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" There's something real in women's intuition. It's an accurate signpost for decision making, but it usually bumps up against man's logic. So we have to put ego aside and listen to them. "
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" I had a job once selling encyclopedias, and that was an interesting job because I learned a lot about people's vulnerabilities and how salesmen take advantage of them. "
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" I play a detective, very close to myself actually. "
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" 'Climb Every Mountain' is a beautiful statement of philosophy. Critics may think 'The Sound of Music' is saccharine, but I think it's profound. The message, that we can't accommodate evil, is just as important today. "
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" It's grown into a personal relationship, yeah. I'm crazy about Jerry. I think he's a unique character. "
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" Doesn't make a difference who you're auditioning for; whatever it is, you have an audience, and you have a role, and you have the opportunity to perform that role the best you can for this audience. If you look at it like that, it doesn't make a difference if you get the part or not. "
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" If you're not for Trump, then you're not for me. "
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Me
" There's the young Jon Voight and the old Jon Voight. "
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" If Washington is a two-party town, why can't Hollywood be one too? "
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" You can get digital technology that almost is film quality, and go make little films and do everything you can to find a little understanding of your own voice and it will grow - Don't take no for an answer - Take every opportunity you can to do something. "
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" I'd say that all nations have contact with the truth, and all religions have admirable people. "
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" There's a real question at stake now. Is President Obama creating a civil war in our own country? "
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Country
Now
Own
" I was caught up in the hysteria during the Vietnam era, which was brought about through Marxist propaganda underlying the so-called peace movement. "
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Movement
Peace
" I have a perfectionist mentality; I want things to be right. But I've had a little duel over the years with that mentality. Because it can inhibit you. "
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" My heart aches watching Donald Trump... pouring his heart out... How can anyone doubt his sincerity? "
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" Some people think we're adrift without any guidelines. I don't. I think we've had instruction on how to live. "
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" The idea of right and wrong, being righteous, acknowledging when you make a mistake, repentance - all these important things I got from my Catholic background. "
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Right
Mistake
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" It seems to me that if Mr. Obama wins the presidential election, then Messrs. Farrakhan, Wright, Ayers and Pfleger will gain power for their need to demoralize this country and help create a socialist America. "
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Help
Need
Power
" People know who I am. I have less ability to be intimidated, in a sense, than others coming up. "
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I Am
Ability
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" Do not let the Obama administration fool you with all their cunning Alinsky methods. And if you don't know what that method is, I implore you to get the book 'Rules for Radicals,' by Saul Alinsky. Mr. Obama is very well trained in these methods. "
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" Everyone's unique; no one's ever alike. But my son has the same good cheer as my father. He's capable of making a room happy with a few words. "
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Happy
Son
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" Obama is a very good actor. He knows how to play it. And he is very adept at creating this 'Obama' - this character who is there whenever the world needs something. "
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" This is a perilous time, and more than ever, the world needs a united and strong America. If, God forbid, we live to see Mr. Obama president, we will live through a socialist era that America has not seen before, and our country will be weakened in every way. "
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" If I do a scene with an actor who doesn't have much experience, I say, 'I tell you what we're going to do: You just listen to me, and then you respond. We don't have to do any acting.' And that's good advice because you shouldn't see the acting. "
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" When I'm near a native community, I visit it. If I hear there's a spiritual person in the neighborhood, I'll seek them out. "
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" The real truth is that the Obama administration is professional at bullying, as we have witnessed with ACORN at work during the presidential campaign. It seems to me they are sending down their bullies to create fist fights among average American citizens who don't want a government-run health care plan forced upon them. "
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Health
" Sometimes a little heartbreak is a lesson, and the best thing to do is just learn the lesson. "
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" I just think that I'm a person who's trying to find the truth and express it as I, you know, get the opportunity. "
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