David Thewlis Quotes
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Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.
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In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live.
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Like many writers, I started by writing short stories. I needed to learn how to write and stories are the most practical way to do this, and less soul-destroying than working your way through a lengthy novel and then discovering it's rubbish.
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It's good to have a leader, otherwise we argue too much.
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I'm just trying to win games and give my team a chance, win as many as we can week in and week out.
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Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more experience, and secondly, I have chosen the weapons.
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In the end, I think part of my problem was that I was a better legislator than I was a politician.
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I love fire. As a child I loved setting light to things. I'd always be in the forest putting matches to pieces of wood. I've always regarded fire as my friend.
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I think you need to be intentional at times about your leadership - where you're eating lunch, who you're interacting with, making guys feel like you're interested in what they're doing. If it's authentic, then it's going to be an easy conversation and easy hangout time.
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You don't get to the highest levels of the sport without having the basics in order.
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I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and another is steampunk.
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I've had my share of doing things that I really wish I hadn't done.
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I used to enjoy bad television, like really bad quiz programmes or sitcoms.
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My favorite affirmation when I feel stuck or out of sorts is: Whatever I need is already here, and it is all for my highest good. Jot this down and post it conspicuously throughout your home, on the dashboard of your car, at your office, on your microwave oven, and even in front of your toilets!
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I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.
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At the weekends, I usually have around 50 kids running around in my back garden. They are all friends of my kids. I know all their names. We have barbecues, put up tents, and play soccer. I love it.
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I sang in a reggae band. And then there was a soul band where I sang back-up vocals and some lead. And I was also in a women's a capella group. And I was in the gospel choir at school. Actually, I've always been in choirs. Or some kind of group. Just because I love singing so much. But I truthfully never thought of it as a career.
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I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.
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I have friends who are Caucasian who have pitched ideas for a Chinese-American show, and there is great resistance in Hollywood and the networks to support that.
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Ladies and Gentlemen this fellow combines the classic stylings of a 1950's robot with the dynamic flair of a 1970's street pimp....that's right, boys and girls every where, your friend Pimpbot 5000!
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I hope, then, that every one who sees 'The Danish Girl' might be galvanized themselves to lead more authentic lives. How much lovelier would the world be then?
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When you wear a mask and create a character, nothing will pigeonhole you faster.
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Urban man lives only in dreaming.
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In 'Seven Years In Tibet,' I played a Buddhist. But I'm not religious at all, really.
