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" You do 1,000 interviews, 20 percent of every one is not what you said, or is twisted a little. If you multiply 20 by 1,000 you've got a lot of inaccuracies out there. "

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" Believe it or not, there are some things that I have written that would be kind of a dream to make. Hopefully, I will get to finance them... There is something that I wrote called 'Demon's Flare' which would kind of be a dream come true. "

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Believe

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" My philosophy is that the most important aspect of any religion should be human kindness. And to try to ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and love into the lives of mankind. "

" I'm a hip-hop fan. "

Steven Seagal

Fan

Hip-Hop

" All the movies that I have done I have not been in control of. Sometimes there is a contractual situation where you go to the studio, and they kind of tell you which ones they want you to do. "

" The secret is not to act, but to be. "

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" Any great warrior is also a scholar, and a poet, and an artist. "

" For a while, I had this uncontrollable urge - this addiction to danger. Now I look back and I think, 'Gee, what an idiot. I was risking my life just for the sensation of it.' "

" I want to be able to work on a project that will give people around the world the chance to represent their own people, their own culture, their own stories, rather than just Hollywood - really, you know, dominated Hollywood. And that's a dream of mine. "

" Action films are great, but an action film that has characters that are compelling and a story that people can care about is something even better. We love to see action heroes that are vulnerable, that are sensitive, that are family people, that are accessible. "

" I've always tried to avoid politics because most politicians that I know are quite dirty in terms of human dignity, ethics and morals. "

" It doesn't work if the bad guys kill his mother's uncle's friend's neighbor's pet dog. You've got to make the stakes high. "

" As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger. "

" I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol. "

" Everybody struggles to come up with stuff that no one has ever seen before. It's a fine line between trying to get creative and doing something that's new, fresh and different - yet, for me, something that's based in reality that would actually work in these situations. These are the keys to great fight scenes and action sequences. "

" One of the reasons why people - particularly young people - love action movies is because what they are really looking for is justice. "

" I've been a musician since childhood, and music is my first love. I love it. "

" I think the more diversity that one has in his life, the happier he can be, as long as he is able to do whatever he chooses to do at that given time well. "

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Long

Life

" I always hated being a child. I always felt like an adult trapped in a child's body. "

Steven Seagal

Trapped

Felt

" For me, in Buddhism there is a plethora of specific teachings that one can seek out and find for the individual dilemmas you may have. "

" My CIA godfather told me he'd never heard any American speak Japanese so well. "

Steven Seagal

American

Heard

" I think we're living in a world where society is very difficult. "

" I don't consider myself a martial-arts star. I'd be offended and disappointed if I got a reputation as a martial-arts star. "

" My people are my people. They love me and I love them. I would not be here without them. "

" The most important seed I can sow in this life is my children, and the love and knowledge that I can bestow upon them and the help I can give them. "

" In general, we as police officers - at least the good police officers - like to look at each situation case by case and always pay close attention to the spirit of the law rather than the letter of the law. "

" You can say that I lived in Asia for a long time and in Japan I became close to several CIA agents. And you could say that I became an adviser to several CIA agents in the field and, through my friends in the CIA, met many powerful people and did special works and special favors. "

" I myself am a very nonviolent person and only resort to violence when I absolutely have to. "

" I love music. I love filmmaking. I love law enforcement. I love doing a lot of the green work that I do, the charity work that I do, and I don't think that any one person has to be just one thing. "

" I've been a police officer for over 20 years, and I've investigated murders and all kinds of different crimes. "

" I was a very religious kid. I was raised as an Episcopalian. "