Garity Troy Quotes & Sayings

I work out, but not like I should. — Troy Garity

I grew up around acting, but it was never thought of as a career. — Troy Garity

Gel doesn't work in my hair because it has a life of its own. — Troy Garity

When I was in the 9th grade, on Halloween night, when you're supposed to go and out and burn your city, my mom made me go to 'Cirque du Soleil.' I was kicking and screaming. This girl came out onstage, and I was instantly mesmerized. I dropped out of school and became obsessed with her. I saw the show, like, 70 times. — Troy Garity

School is such an encouraging and safe environment. It's filled with idealism and just really working on your craft. When you enter the business world - where art meets commerce - it can become quite depressing. — Troy Garity

I don't think about the Fonda legacy much. — Troy Garity

All I want to do is get back to a principle-based Congress. — Dan Webster

When majority is insane, sane must go to asylum. — Mark Twain

I look a lot like my father when he was my age. — Troy Garity

Charm is often despised but I can never see why. No one has it who isn't capable of genuinely liking others, at least at the actual moment of meeting and speaking. Charm is always genuine; it may be superficial but it isn't false. — P.D. James

I realized, 'Oh my gosh! I'm having a stroke! I'm having a stroke!' The next thing my brain says to me is, 'Wow! This is so cool! How many brain scientists have the opportunity to study their own brain from the inside out?' — Jill Bolte Taylor

If I have one special memory, it was when we recreated the trial of the Chicago Seven - and I'd known about it before - but this was a pivotal moment in my life. If my father had been found guilty of conspiracy, I wouldn't be here. — Troy Garity

Would it upset men if they found out we weren't different? Are we? Aren't we? Damned if I know. — Rita Mae Brown

I want to show my range before I fall into any typecasting. I've turned down a lot of things trying to wait. But at the end of my career, whether that be tomorrow or 40 years from now, I would like to look back and be able to say, 'Ah, I never fell into any gimmicks.' — Troy Garity

She knew the way of things. She knew if
you weren't always stepping lightly as a bird the whole
world came apart to crush you. Like a house of cards.
Like a bottle against stones. Like a wrist pinned hard
beneath a hand with the hot breath smell of want and
wine. . . . — Patrick Rothfuss

I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I'm not wary of success. — Troy Garity

I realize that the majority of people in the entertainment business happen to be Democrats. I have no problem with that. And they should have no problem with the fact that I'm a Republican. — Shannen Doherty

I can disappear into things very easily. But with acting, you have to be in the moment, and it gives me this incredibly fulfilling emotion: being really present. — Troy Garity

As a painter, it seemed easier to sort of disappear. — Troy Garity

I always thought I was sort of awkward and goofy-looking. I'm still kind of gangly. — Troy Garity

I am delighted to be joining 'Guardian U.S.'s team as a weekly columnist, and to have the chance to address American and global current events on its distinguished platform. 'Guardian U.S.' brings the 'Guardian's hard-hitting investigative brand to a new focus on American news and opinion. — Naomi Wolf

I spent all of my childhood at a performance art camp. Putting on plays, it was more like commedia dell'arte. It wasn't career-oriented in any way. It was more fun and therapeutic, so I never really thought of it as something I would end up doing. I was more convinced I was going to be a painter. — Troy Garity