Chiwetel Ejiofor Quotes
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I've always wanted to be Batman, but I don't naturally tend towards Batman. I tend towards Robin, but I did get to play Superman.
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I know how to treat my voice to make it sound as good as it possibly can - which is still not that good.
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I look upon another's insistence on the merits of his or her life - duties, intellect, accomplishment - and see that most of it is nonsense.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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While Muslim men describe themselves as insecure in their harems, real or imagined, Westerners describe themselves as self-assured heroes with no fears of women. The tragic dimension so present in Muslim harems - fear of women and male self-doubt - is missing in the Western harem.
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I detest that saying 'Everything happens for a reason'; it's nonsense.
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My album is very uplifting and positive and fun. That was my mission - to get people up on their feet and escape the seriousness of life.
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I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once.
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Never explain, never complain.
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We came to Iraq to liberate them and to make our world a safer place.
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Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist's chair - but more enjoyable.
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Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon.
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Imagine how different those classrooms could be if hundreds of Nigeria's most talented recent graduates and professionals channeled their energy not only into the country's banks, but into making education in the country a force for transformation.
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I have to detach myself completely from aspirations. I hardly ever listen to music anymore because it arouses all of this yearning in me.
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I believe every editor should stand to edit. That's just my particular soapbox. Some things are so delicate and depend on such fine, delicate work. One frame in one direction or another can make such a difference and it is, in that, like brain surgery.
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I'm not the guy that wants to be famous and make loads of money and sell loads of records. I don't want that. I just want to be true. I want to be... I want to serve music. I want to be honest.
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The democratization of genius is made possible by the fact while one can quarrel with judgments, one cannot quarrel with feelings.
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It is my duty, gentlemen, to inform you that women are dictatorsall, and I recommend to you this moral:In real life it takes only one to make a quarrel.
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We're only one of a few states that have maintained our Triple-A bond rating from the major rating agencies.
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I just love comedy, and I honestly believe that laughter transcends everything. If everyone laughed together, laughed more, it would unite the world in peace.
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When it comes to the awards and everything, and the press, the publicity, this is all icing on the cake to me.
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My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
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'Step Brothers 2' would have been fun, there's no doubt about it. Maybe someday. Does that idea age? I don't know. It all depends on how the movie ages.
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You do as much research as you can for any project.
