Sam Neill (Nigel John Dermot Neill) Quotes
As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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Listen, I'm not a politician. I'm not a news reporter. I make music, and I act.
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They don't have a lot of appointment viewing. What television depends on, one thing 'Larry King Live' was - whether you liked it, didn't like it - it was appointment viewing.
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When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
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I don't like allegories.
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Jose Mourinho is a big star... he's cool.
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The history of our country is not the history of any other country in the world which is either practicing advanced democracy or struggling to lay the foundation for democracy.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
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I'd open doors for anyone who opens doors for me.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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I have lots and lots of party clothes. I mean real party clothes.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.
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My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish.
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I want to be respected as an actor. There's my ego. But I don't have a great need to be liked by an audience.
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My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.
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Nancy Lopez has always been a role model of mine... so to have the opportunity to play for her and spend time with her has been amazing.
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I use my hair as a tool for portraying characters. When I'm auditioning for a role, when I'm putting myself on tape for something, I always consider what the hairstyle is going to be because it changes the way people perceive me.
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Poetry is the voice of the soul, whispering, celebrating, singing, even.
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I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
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I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. If it's well done, I'm a fan.
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I believe that I am past my prime. I had reckoned on my prime lasting till I was at least fifty.
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
