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I stay away from the elf roles; I stay away from playing a leprechaun. All the roles I try to do are something that an average actor would do.


Verne Troyer

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KYLE KINANE As much I can stay away from people, I remain happy.
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SHAUN WHITE I feel I should stay away from discussing specific cases that may come before the court,
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TED DANSON Oh yeah, that's huge. That was something we really wanted to stay away from.
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ANA DE ARMAS Stay away from the underground lake I implore,
The Siren will see you are heard of no more.
E.A. BUCCHIANERI I didn't see it well enough to comment. We stay away from judiciary matters.
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JOE SWANBERG I am sure if there is something out there looking down on us from somewhere else in the universe, th...
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OWEN WILSON all I try to do is stay off my feet.
LUKE WALTON Take me to the height where success would seek my help to succeed!
I ARE Be with the people who do what they say; stay away from the people who say one thing then do the opp...
PETER SAYSOMPHANE I want to steer away from the stereotypes that Latina women are categorized in. I feel like there ar...
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ELLEN WILLIS Stay away from her."
"Okay."
"Keep your hands off her."
"I'll try."
He scowled a...
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JAMEL CARPENTER I'm just gonna stay away from the caffeine.
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MOISES ARIAS The fish don't know to stay away from New Orleans.
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ROBERT ENGLUND We want to stay away from social engineering.
BLAISE CARRIG programmed and scripted to stay away from controversy.
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ESTELLA WARREN I heard the audience scream, and knew how hard it must have been for her. But I tried to stay away f...
MAXIM MARININ People should stay away from fireworks altogether.
ALAN MOLLER You really should stay away from me.
STEPHENIE MEYER I'm not a big trash talker. He feeds off that, so we'll still play our game and try to stay away fro...
MARSHALL STRICKLAND I just wanted to get out there and do different roles and try new things.
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LARRY FITZGERALD I wonder if he did stay away from them because he was making bad choices.
JENNIFER FOREHAND I tried to stay away from tie-ups. I got an ultrasound before the match. I didn't really feel it dur...
ADAM FITTERER They understood their roles in how we wanted to break the press. These are mostly guys up from the J...
BRIAN ELLIS The power of music in Spanish is so strong, that I couldn't stay away from it any longer.
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good: 'Tis but one step more to...
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ANDREW LUCK I have roles in plays that I hope that I'll be able to do one day. I might be doing them at, lik...
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BOMAN IRANI I don't think I really have any wisdom. Stay out of trouble. Good luck. Stay away from women bec...
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LIAM NEESON My advice was to stay a million miles away from it.
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