"The downright fanatic is nearer to the heart of things than the cool and slippery disputant.“

-Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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"I never had a cool older brother or sister to turn me on to cool music. I had to discover it for myself."

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"Film and television are just different. Film is cool because it's a complete package. You know the beginning, middle, and end. You can plan it out more, which I like. But with television you get a new script every week, so it's constantly a mystery as to what you're going to be doing."

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