Barkhad Abdi Quotes
I don't see myself only as a Somali character. I think of myself as an actor, and if the job fits me and I like the story, I will go for it.Barkhad Abdi
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Gory stuff can be shocking but it doesn't really scare me. I'd say the kind of stuff that gets under my skin is the unknown. You hear a knock behind a wall and you don't know what it is. Is there something there or not?
Oren Peli -
Nashville is one of the greatest places for the best songwriters in the world. It's been fantastic to live there and to raise our family there. It's a great town.
Faith Hill -
I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself.
Irwin Shaw -
I would rather be on the set than doing anything.
Orson Welles -
Village cricket spread fast through the land.
G. M. Trevelyan -
I am an untrained musician and a common man's singer.
Kailash Kher
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Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions.
Ingrid Betancourt -
If you look underneath the surface of the Tea Party movement, on the other hand, you will find that it is not sophisticated. It's not like these people have read the economist Friedrich August von Hayek.
Karl Rove -
A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
Han Fei -
I love the Coen brothers. They're so brilliant, and they always surprise you in one way or another. 'A Serious Man' was awesome. I like stuff like that, that kind of throws you for a loop. It takes you on a journey that is unexpected.
Malin Akerman -
I hate recording all the shows for the week in one day, because I want to be able to mention current events and pop culture. If Madonna punches Britney in the face today, I want to reference that on 'Wine Library TV' tomorrow. Monday's episode is always the best, because it's hot off the press.
Gary Vaynerchuk -
If you never know hardship, you can't really support people around you.
Natalia Vodianova
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The reality of most software development is that the consequences of failure are simply nonexistent.
Dan Kaminsky -
It was quite a shot in the head to do the album and then have it shot down by nonmusical idiots.
Dan Fogelberg -
The translator's task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That's hard!
Manuel Puig -
After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.
Adam Lambert -
Any nominations a movie gets helps to raise the level of curiosity in the public, so in that sense awards and nominations are important.
Viggo Mortensen -
My mother always told me if you write about life, you will always be in the game. Just don't write songs... write life. I decided to take her up on that.
R. Kelly
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I'm rap's vigilante. I'm out for justice.
Action Bronson -
I don't know if ISU helped me become what I am, but I know that if I hadn't gone there, I wouldn't be what I am today.
Laurie Metcalf -
I became an American citizen three years ago, and if I'd been arrested, maybe that wouldn't have happened. That was a very proud moment, by the way. I still have my Irish passport, but becoming an American citizen was important in terms of my family.
Jason O'Mara -
The minimum wage was enacted in 1937 during the Great Depression and it has been increased 16 times. It's a well-established economic policy to help families.
John Freeman -
You want to have stability in the commercial aspect of your operation.
Andy Taylor Duran Duran -
I don't see myself only as a Somali character. I think of myself as an actor, and if the job fits me and I like the story, I will go for it.
Barkhad Abdi