David Thewlis Quotes
'An Inspector Calls' is a British classic, and I am thrilled to be working on this beautiful screen adaptation with Aisling Walsh.
Quotes to Explore
-
Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.
-
I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.
-
I did a lot of little girl groups here and there just to get more comfortable on stage. When you're in girl groups, it's a lot different because if you mess up, there's someone on stage to back you up, and finally I got to a point where I knew I could do it on my own.
-
Well, logos is science or reason, something that helps us to function practically and effectively in the world, and it must therefore be closely in tune and reflect accurately the realities of the world around us.
-
I would love to have been around in the Keystone Studios days.
-
There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
-
I remember a time when I was younger, when if you had to see an actor, you had to go to the theatre and watch a film.
-
The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
-
I was addicted to the original 'Star Trek' when I was growing up, because of my dad. We grew up in St. Helens, Oregon and we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV.
-
When boasting ends, there dignity begins.
-
I wear a lot of boyish stuff, but I prefer to throw a fur coat on top just for the hell of it.
-
Even a beautiful piece of work can be overshadowed, destroyed, by something else.
-
My cousin once told me, 'You're tall, you're handsome - and you're gonna have to apologize for it the rest of your life.' He imparted that information to me.
-
I meant that the Chinese people are not aware of their own entrapment. They believe they live in a free society, but don't realize how much they are being monitored and controlled, how much the information they receive is restricted and warped, until they step out of line, that is, and feel the heavy hand of the state fall on them.
-
You can choose not to sit on the fence. You can choose not to criticise. You must stand as guard at the door of your own mind and choose to be positive.
-
I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.
-
It was my Uncle George who discovered that alcohol was a food well in advance of modern medical thought.
-
I don't want to expose my personal life. It's best that people know me for my work. My family doesn't want to be surrounded by cameras. We want to live like any other family.
-
I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the Boston Open.
-
A family living at the poverty level is unlikely to be able to afford a computer at home. Even with a computer, access to the Internet is another significant expense. A child might borrow a book from a public library; but it is not possible to take a computer home.
-
There's a long life ahead of you and it's going to be beautiful, as long as you keep loving and hugging each other.
-
The northern lights rise like a kiss to the sea.
-
'An Inspector Calls' is a British classic, and I am thrilled to be working on this beautiful screen adaptation with Aisling Walsh.
