Mario Testino Quotes
I find that my entire life has come to me, and things happened without me planning them. You know, I never asked to photograph Princess Diana, and that made me more famous than I wanted. I never asked to photograph Madonna, and that pushed me to another level. There are things that just take you into the limelight.
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I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.
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The lack of a consistent policy from major economies is the main source of volatility.
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Being an actor means asking people to look at you. I guess I accept that. But it's a profession in which the job is to show another world and other people. You may access it through bits of yourself, and your imagination and experience, but actually, in the end, you're not playing yourself.
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You have no ability, if you're a financial institution and you're threatened with criminal prosecution, you have no ability to negotiate.
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You're allowed to make things for women on television, and there's not like... you don't have to go through the humiliation of having made something directed at women. There it's just accepted, whereas if it's a feature, it's like 'So, talk to me about chick flicks.' It's like... I don't think you want to hear my opinion about this.
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I left home at 17 and I've been on the road ever since.
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The local music community here was dying for a place to record, so we started doing acoustic, folk and bluegrass and then did rock projects for other bands, as well as for my son Tal and my own work.
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With movies, you can do a lot more roles a lot faster. My favorite thing about acting is taking on new characters. It's fun switching it up at times. No matter what, I feel so honored and blessed to be 16 and already living my dream. It's really special.
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Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.
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I find the presence of the sea quite inspiring, and sometimes I do just get out and walk around and take in the sea breeze to try and clear my mind.
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Bad people are, from the point of view of art, fascinating studies. They represent colour, variety and strangeness. Good people exasperate one's reason; bad people stir one's imagination.
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Social peace requires reciprocity.
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Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.
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Even in the tough times, He's still a good God.
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I think 30 is a big jump from your 20s, but 40 holds no fear for me.
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There are probably more internet hate sites about me than Charles Manson.
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I got to go back and perform 'God Made Girls' on 'The Voice,' which was awesome. I also got invited to sing on the 'Grand Ole Opry,' which was another unbelievable moment.
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As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out there.
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The driving force behind the liberal counter-offensive in Europe has been a reaction against irresponsibility.
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I'm very excited to see the wonderful 2-D characters in Poptropica come to life in the form of 3-D toys. When I first held the characters in my hands, it felt like magic. I'm excited for kids to have the same feeling!
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When I write, I lose time. I'm happy in a way that I have a hard time finding in real life. The intimacy between my brain and my fingers and my computer... Yet knowing that that intimacy will find an audience... It's very satisfying. It's like having the safety of being alone with the ego reward of being known.
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Wall Street is broken for sure because it succumbed to greed and corruption and pure speculation with no values.
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I find that my entire life has come to me, and things happened without me planning them. You know, I never asked to photograph Princess Diana, and that made me more famous than I wanted. I never asked to photograph Madonna, and that pushed me to another level. There are things that just take you into the limelight.
