David Oyelowo Quotes
I'm one of a generation brought up on television whose acting is more 'naturalistic', whereas with some of the older generation it's more heightened. But I think there's room for both styles.
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.
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I had this 'War and Peace' thing of wanting to experience war as a kind of incredible human enterprise. I even applied to Officer Candidate School. Then the practical side of me kicked in and I thought, 'I really don't want to get drafted.' So I went down to the physical and checked every psychological disorder and drug on the medical history form.
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I don't get bothered by fans.
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It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.
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May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.
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I wanted to show that Martin Luther King was simply a human being, not a god, not a saint.
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Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.
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When I'm writing the first draft, I'm writing in a very slovenly way: anything to get the outline of the story on paper.
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The grandchildren should not bear the debts of the grandparents.
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I tend to write short, brief snippets - I lean toward the chamber music end as opposed to the symphony end of things.
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Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn.
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I like listening to music and driving. How do you say... It's the only way I can 'chillax.'
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I'm at the age most people are sending their kids off to college.
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I could probably give you a list of a dozen pet peeves I have about my own physicality and why I couldn't get a second date.
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The time I trust will come, perhaps within the lives of some of us, when the outline of this science will be clearly made out and generally recognised, when its nomenclature will be fixed, and its principles form a part of elementary instruction.
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I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
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EmTech Asia brings together some of the brightest minds in technology and computer security.
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I love, when I'm on holiday in cities, going into church and feeling that reverence and that kind of automatic respect: the sort of magic which exists in those kind of religious temples.
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You want to make sure this particular car is going to please the customer and then you're going to be rewarded with something that is going to please the shareholder.
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Unfortunately, I think there's not enough education about hydration. When I was young, we knew nothing about it. We all know that there's cases of athletes having serious issues because of dehydration and even dying.
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There were five writers on Blazing Saddles.
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I'd always wanted to believe that my ancestors were better people than they probably were. - Princess Emma
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I'm one of a generation brought up on television whose acting is more 'naturalistic', whereas with some of the older generation it's more heightened. But I think there's room for both styles.
