DeRay Davis quotes

“When I'm onstage doing standup, no one yells "Cut!" or tells me what to do. I'm DeRay, and I use my own words. With acting, you're portraying a character with someone else's words. Still, you definitely want to inject a little of yourself into every role.”
-- DeRay Davis

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“Following the script is one thing, but the unique way in which you deliver your lines is what makes them your own.”
-- DeRay Davis

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“I think the role of comedy in your life should supersede anything and everything negative. Just by virtue of the fact that you have to be funny, you can't afford to focus on the negative. As a comedian, your challenge is to turn negative stuff into positive energy. You should be able to hear anything that sounds bad, that people normally wouldn't laugh at, and make it feel funny to you. No one should be able to deter you, once you have your mind set on comedy. Your survival as a comedian should be as natural as breathing. I need to breathe and I consider my career my air.”
-- DeRay Davis

Source : Source: www.theskanner.com

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“I'd like the world to know that I would do what I do for no money. If I could trade my comedy for food, I'd walk into a grocery store and give them 15 minutes for $100 worth of groceries. My passion is beyond the financial. I don't think people are aware of that about me. I'm not a flashy guy, and I want people to know that whatever they do is just as important as my craft.”
-- DeRay Davis

Source : Source: www.theskanner.com

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“God is not looking for extraordinary characters as His instruments, but He is looking for humble instruments through whom He can be honored throughout the ages.”

“The Srimad-Bhagavatam states that any bona fide preacher of God consciousness must have the qualities of titiksa (tolerance) and karuna (compassion). In the character of Lord Jesus Christ we find both these qualities.”

“Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world, and there are things you can do to lift the human spirit, things that are easy, things that are free, things that you can do every day. Civility, respect, kindness, character.”

Source : "20 famous college commencement speeches" by Mo Elinzano, www.deseretnews.com. May 6, 2015.

“People have their own opinions but sometimes with the media things get chopped up and cut around to make stories out of it.”

“Every age cuts and pastes history to suit its own purposes; art always has an ax to grind.”

Source : Ada Louise Huxtable (2010). “On Architecture: Collected Reflections on a Century of Change”, p.1, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

“You see, Hansel and Gretel don’t just show up at the end of this story. They show up. And then they get their heads cut off. Just thought you’d like to know.”

Source : Adam Gidwitz (2012). “In a Glass Grimmly”, p.143, Penguin

“There's not a day that I don't work on vocals, have vocal coaches, go to acting classes, read books.”

“Well, my brother started acting before I did.”

“Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people.”

“Acting, to me, has been many things: It's a business, and it's a craft, and it's a political act - it's whatever adjective is most applicable.”