E. M. Forster Quotes
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this.
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My hunger is always there.
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I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety.
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There were points in my life where I felt oddly irresistible to women. I'm not in that state now and that makes me sad.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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There is one system of justice, demanding that all be held accountable when laws are broken.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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Like parents, cooks shouldn't have favourites, but some recipes inevitably shine more than others.
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Given a choice between Charlie Mingus and Eric Dolphy or Joe Strummer and Lou Reed, there was no choice. I like Reed and Strummer, but it's kiddie music.
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I started playing piano when I was 6, ukulele at 7.
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I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.
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Part of my preparation is I go and ask the kit man what colour we're wearing - if it's red top, white shorts, white socks or black socks. Then I lie in bed the night before the game and visualise myself scoring goals or doing well.
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You don't do things right once in a while. You do things right all the time.
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During my teenage years as an Islamist recruiter, I moved to live in self-contained communities in the London boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets.
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It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad.
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I've wanted recognition; I wanted success; I wanted appreciation; I love the perks of being in the movies. I love the fame that comes with it - but that's why I became an actor.
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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
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Jah is love, or God, whichever way you might accept it.
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With comics, you don't have to worry so much about budgetary constraints. In film and television, however fanciful you want to be, someone can come up to you and go, 'Okay, this is going to cost X amount of dollars, and we only have so many days to film this.' With graphic novels, you can have that alien invasion you've always wanted to see.
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I wanted to create a body of work that I was proud of. It's come from honesty and integrity, without forcing anything from myself, the ideas had to come instinctively and organically. Whether that translates to people in that way, it's kind of out of my hands now.
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There are writers who pour out words, concepts that sound really important but that basically say nothing. I always tried to be as concise as possible, all to try and reach everyone, but especially the simple people, those who needed to be reached more than anyone else.
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Entertainment is a great form of being able to tell a story and to spread a message.
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Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.