Orlando Bloom Quotes
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I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That's what keeps me going.
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There's a part of me that's always charging ahead. I'm the curious kid, always going to the edge.
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My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.
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I've never pretended that I'm not female and vulnerable. To me, it's just being honest.
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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I realized, 'Oh, it's easier to get what I want if I embrace the sex symbol thing.' Microphones are more in my face, and I can say things about the kids that I mentor and open more access to more doors.
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I grew up with Apocalypse Now and Badlands, so I had a real awe thing going.
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When you scratch the surface, every one of us has something that we deeply want to contribute to the world. All we have to do is step up and do it.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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My first trip to Mexico was with my dad because of his Spanish records. That was back in 1958. I found a picture of me when I was eight dressed as a little senorita.
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I feel nothing can push you till the time you want to get pushed.
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All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids would tell me in school.
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It took me years to learn that sentences in fiction must do much more than stand around and look pretty.
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My parents would always say, 'It doesnt' matter if it's a guy picking up the garbage or the President of the United States, treat everybody as you would want to be treated.
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Art is like breathing for me. If I don't do it, I start to choke.
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I was very shy, but when I performed, I felt like I was in my own little world. I became more confident. Dancing taught me discipline and to feel comfortable in my own skin.
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I used to always run off at the mouth and talk about people. I just didn't know that it would make a living for me.
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For me a day without training is like a day without eating.
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If I would go up on a high note, Eddie would want a low one. That's how petty the situation had become.
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It took me a while to find myself.
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Texting is a lot like an answering machine. If you don't want to talk to somebody, it's like screening your calls. To me, it's a way of communication, but not one that I favor.
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In daily practice, reflect on the benefits of love, compassion and kindness, then reflect on the disadvantages of anger. Such continuous contemplation, the growing appreciation of love, has the effect of reducing our inclination towards hatred and increasing our respect for love. By this means even anger can be diminished.
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I want to do things that terrify me, unless they're going to kill me.
