Chris O'Dowd Quotes
I've gone up for loads of jobs in the past that I knew were going to be terrible, and I've done my best, and I still haven't got them. So I think I've been lucky in who's decided I'd be worthy of their time.
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I am a Buddhist.
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I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.
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A new untruth is better than an old truth.
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But I believe we must not allow feelings of defeat to take root in our hearts.
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Hair is a huge part of who I am and what I obsess over - I've had long hair my entire life.
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Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?
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During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
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Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together.
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To be slandered the way I get slandered is really uncalled for, but life goes on.
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I love engaging in conversation with other moms because we can relate to one another, and we swap valuable insight and information.
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I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.
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The man who has his millions will want everything he can lay his hands on and then raise his voice against the poor devil who wants ten cents more a day.
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Right now I'm so old that if I had a big gush of money, I don't know what I'd do with it. I don't travel anymore. I don't need anything, don't want anything. I'd give it to my son, I guess, and let him enjoy it.
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Live every day as if it's going to be your last, and one day, you'll be right.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.
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I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
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I went to film school and wanted to learn everything there was about making movies.
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'The Kids Are All Right' is amazing. The performances are insanely good. Julianne Moore is going to wreck you. This is the best I've ever seen her, and I've seen everything she's ever done. I like the story, and I think it's a great alternative to the big summer popcorn blockbusters.
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The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all the books I want to read.
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I love to shop at BCBG, because it's classy and elegant but a little bit sexy. It fits who I am in one store.
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A lot of people are focused on taking over the world or doing the biggest thing and getting the most users. I think part of making a difference and doing something cool is focusing intensely.
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I've gone up for loads of jobs in the past that I knew were going to be terrible, and I've done my best, and I still haven't got them. So I think I've been lucky in who's decided I'd be worthy of their time.
