Kodi Smit-McPhee Quotes
I've got to write about my character every day. I've got to find out where he lives, what bus he catches to school, and stuff like that. You've got to know every little thing about him so when you do it, it feels natural.
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In reality, throughout your career, you have to make yourself interesting enough for people to be waiting to see your films. In my case, people are longing to see what I come out with next. That's my success.
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My dad also plays a little banjo and guitar, my mom plays the mandolin.
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People are wired for lots of things. We're wired for novelty. We're wired for humor. We're wired for new pieces of information that surprise us in some way or add value to our lives. We're wired for fear.
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I was into basketball, but then once I found contact sports, it was over. I never played basketball again in my life.
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The pace of innovation may slow down or speed up depending on the appetite in the public markets, but the constant progress of technology doesn't really ever stop. There's always opportunities for new ideas and creative people to go build great things. I'm always interested in learning about those kinds of opportunities.
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When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.
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At night, I love dressing up. I love putting on an outfit.
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As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.
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If I got hit by a truck, I would want to go to hospital, but if something is bothering me I will see my naturopath.
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Life can be a bore if you're constantly walking sidewalks instead of a tightrope once in a while.
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Love is the one wild card.
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Civilisation, the orderly world in which we live, is frail. We are skating on thin ice. There is a fear of a collective disaster. Terrorism, genocide, flu, tsunamis.
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I came from Yale, where you get an extracurricular degree in self-importance because you went there. When AIDS happened, I was treated like an outcast. And I don't like that feeling.
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Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet.
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I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren't dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.
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My kind of, like, life goal is to help train students to be good people as well as good scientists. That would be my dream.
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Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation.
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Love shouldn't play by the rules. It's all about chemistry.
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If I can run, I'm not going to sit out any game. I'm here to play football, not to watch and collect a check.
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The real opportunity is to harness the inventive power of the world to locally design and produce solutions to local problems.
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I wouldn't consider myself a so-called 'celebrity.' Arrrgh, for the love of God!
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I don't really look forward to movie stardom or doing a $200-million movie or winning an Academy Award.
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Let me tell you about customs, James," said Lillian. "I am not accustomed to being summoned to someone else's home. You're very fortunate that I came." "I am indeed blessed," Dad told her. "I am also, by the way, called Jon." Lillian looked faintly surprised. "Are you?" "Really?" Dad asked. "Really? I was the only Asian guy who went to our school. I kind of stood out. While you are an identical twin, and I still managed to know your name.
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I've got to write about my character every day. I've got to find out where he lives, what bus he catches to school, and stuff like that. You've got to know every little thing about him so when you do it, it feels natural.
