Charles Sturridge Quotes
I believe in fairy tales. They are the basis of all our performance of storytelling and film-making - when we twist the real events of the world into something that offers us hope - and I believe in that.
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There's guys like me who aren't going to the theater, so distributors are leaving money on the table.
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The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he was within God.
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Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.
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Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
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Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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When you appear on the screen, often enough you become sexy, even if you look like an elephant.
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I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out have always been a part of my life.
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Getting pummelled is better than not playing anything at all.
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I'd like to be.
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When I recorded my solo album, 'Keep It Hid,' in 2008, I'd gotten more interested in songwriting, inspired by reading Charles Bukowski and connecting with unfancy, interesting language.
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Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'
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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
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Yes, I suffer terribly from depression. I have to work at being happy, it's not my natural instinct. My natural instinct is, if something wonderful happens, to throw water in my own face.
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Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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This scepticism is the same scepticism I heard a generation ago in the USSR when few thought that a democratic transformation behind the iron curtain was possible.
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The price of being a nice guy is too high - much too high - in terms of the system of justice.
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I think it's not a big secret that I like to work a lot. I really go out for projects when I find things I'm passionate about.
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You can go to a play that is enjoyable because it's funny, and then on the next night you can go to a play that's enjoyable because it's 'disturbing.'
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The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time.
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For now, capitalism is working to produce more money but does not see the people. This problem is getting worse across the world.
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I believe in fairy tales. They are the basis of all our performance of storytelling and film-making - when we twist the real events of the world into something that offers us hope - and I believe in that.
