#mad

The person that made me want to make movies, and the reason I do films, is Bruce Lee. He was an incredible actor, and he had a lot of charisma. Handsome, action, you know, everything was there. I loved Bruce Lee. ↗

— LL Cool J

#actor #bruce #bruce lee #charisma #everything

At the end of drama school, I made a contract with myself: I'd try acting for five years. I was 26. I had already spent eight years working in restaurants and gas stations. So I had seen enough small businesses to understand that that's what acting is: a small business. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#already #business #businesses #contract #drama

For me that's one of the great indulgences in life - a hand-tailored suit, and a great pair of handmade shoes. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#handmade #indulgences #life #me #pair

I just love making a fool out of myself. I made my living as a clown at kids' parties for about three years. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#clown #fool #i #just #kids

I lived with a coffee farmer called Dukale on a trip I made with World Vision to Ethiopia, and realised there's no good reason for the disparity in opportunity around the world. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#called #coffee #disparity #ethiopia #farmer

I'm a mad lover of sport. You cannot say a bad word to me about sports. So I know business is involved and I know it can be cynical, and, of course, I watch it, but for me it's pure. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#bad #business #cannot #course #cynical

Salvatore Ferragamo have done some nice handmade suits for me. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#handmade #me #nice #some #suits

The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#devil #gets #god #good #mad

He was somebody who made me think, I suppose, about the contemplative life. I've always been a city fellow, but I've often had vague thoughts about 'checking out' and perhaps going into a monastery and just seeing what it was like. ↗

— Derek Jacobi

#always #been #checking #city #contemplative

The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one. A Stanford study showed that those who saw a photo of their future self made smarter financial decisions. ↗

— A. J. Jacobs

#financial #friend #future #healthy #her