Chris Gibson Quotes
I will always remember the fear in the faces of the executed. That's the first day I felt the devil's presence.
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I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
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There's all sorts of stuff people want to publish anonymously.
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A lot of authors, judging by their list, will put anything out that they finish... That's the worst model I've heard of in my life. It's just idiotic. Why wouldn't you just wait for the good ones?
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.
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It's very disincentivizing to have others take care of your needs.
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Weight used to be an issue. I was always fat as a child. And everyone used to tell me, 'You've got such a pretty face; why don't you lose some weight?' Over the years I've realised that my body is a certain type, and I have learned to accept it.
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You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes.
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Very often there's this misapprehension about actors being people that need to display themselves, to reveal themselves in public.
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Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.
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From 'Trainspotting' to 'Acid House,' I moved from urban realism into fantasy.
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I learned a tremendous amount about dialogue because I suffered as an actor.
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I'm vegetarian and stick to a strict health regime of brown rice, tofu, salads and soya milk. When I'm at home in Somerset, I buy almost everything in the local farmshops including Barleymow's in Chard. I always get organic - I like happy hens.
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It's like nothing's really happening. Our culture is almost dead.
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In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have normal jobs like teaching and computer programming.
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I did no research on 'The Best Man.' That was something that came out from my own head.
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When I was just writing books and giving lectures, if people disagreed, they just didn't buy your book or attend your lectures. But, if you're leading a congregation, people feel they have the right to tell you what you should or shouldn't talk about. And that hasn't always been easy for me.
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I've been given that gift of working with Jack Nicholson and James Coburn and certain people who just out of nowhere break into stories - talking about working with Alfred Hitchcock or Kubrick. That's my real reward of my career.
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I was there when Abbe Georges Lemaître first proposed this [Big Bang] theory. ...
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I have an equal amount of patience as my grade-school children, which is not great.
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Being inducted seems to mean a lot to a lot of people, and by proxy that has sort of rubbed off on me. But it's not necessarily a mandate from the masses, so I don't know. We'll see.
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I will always remember the fear in the faces of the executed. That's the first day I felt the devil's presence.
