Kaya Scodelario Quotes
My mom always let me watch movies that were probably slightly too mature for my age, but she wanted me to see different stories. We grew up with quite a hard life, so she wasn't afraid to show me that in movies.
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Khomeini was not a puppet like Arafat or Qaddafi or the many other dictators I met in the Islamic world. He was a sort of Pope, a sort of king - a real leader.
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If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.
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The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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Networking is never easier than when people are coming to you.
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I feel that after all those horrible reviews and jokes, I wasn't crazy all these years to stand up for the music I believe in. This album has proven that somewhere in the human race, the human heart is still racing and breaking and I am so grateful.
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You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one.
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We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
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Leading from behind doesn't work.
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Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast redeemed. I repent me of my sins: I will strive to amend my ways.
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I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
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In the theater, it's a visceral and physical response because you move around so much. You have to do something physical to pull you in. On TV or in movies, everything is so small. You can just lock into a character and ease yourself into that way.
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The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
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It's a touchy subject, but as a Southerner, you can't ignore our history any more than a Renaissance painter can ignore the Virgin Mary. And it's impossible to drive down a road or eat a vegetable or pass a church without being reminded of slavery.
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Suffrage is a common right of citizenship. Women have the right of suffrage. Logically it cannot be escaped.
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I drove an orange Camaro and dated a cheerleader. Life was good.
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Not to be born is undoubtedly the best plan of all. Unfortunately, it is within no one's reach.
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The money that bin Laden inherited was about 20 million dollars over the course of many years, not the much larger sums some have suggested. In 1994, his family cut him off.
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My mom went through civil rights; my dad went through civil rights. My name was Kenya because they wanted to give me an African name.
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It is a costly thing living here to fight the erosion. The sea is constantly threatening to cut into the coastline and sweep all this away. Every year we have to haul stones up here to repair the damage and plug the holes. It's a full-time job.
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My mom always let me watch movies that were probably slightly too mature for my age, but she wanted me to see different stories. We grew up with quite a hard life, so she wasn't afraid to show me that in movies.
