Nelsan Ellis Quotes
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Any creative process comes with a level of self-analysis and self-criticism. There's a lot of waking up in the middle of the night going, 'Oh, I wish I had done that differently.'
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It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.
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I have got the best of both worlds; growing up in Edinburgh and now living outside Glasgow.
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In general, I don't know when inspiration will pop up.
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I'm a really heavy sleeper. When I wake up I'm a terrible morning person.
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If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.
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I haven't always been confident. I actually suffered with low self-esteem growing up. Eventually, I got to a point where I was just like, 'OK, this is taking too much energy.' After that, I started accepting myself for who I was, and I was like, whoever is not going to accept it, they weren't really meant to be in my life in that way.
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My hair is naturally straight, and I maintain its texture. My weekly indulgence is an egg-white and olive oil hair mask that deep-conditions and adds incredible shine.
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Acting was something that I grew up just doing. I certainly never thought about it.
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I grew up on the rough side of the tracks. If you looked like you were soft, you would be fodder for the wolves. I came up in my neighbourhood like, 'I'm just gonna be me,' and all the thugs just said, 'It's OK, he's special.' They knew I had the talent with the rhymes, so they kept me around.
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I grew up being scared of the water, which is embarrassing to say as an Australian, but it's true.
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I had a lot of times with Wales as well when we were getting beat - and beaten well - and you learn to deal with it. You learn that next time it happens, you roll your sleeves up and give everything for the team.
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I grew up kind of self-supported, that kind of environment, because my parents both worked for airlines.
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I think girls from a young age know what they want, and boys kind of have to keep up and catch up to them. Even in kindergarten, girls are pretty much the ones that like the boy first and the boys are like, 'Oh, I want to play with my trucks.' They think it's not cool. I think girls are definitely more ahead than boys.
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My mom took me to see Carnal Knowledge and The Wild Bunch and all these kind of movies when I was a kid.
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Never let up. The more you can win by, the more doubts you put in the other players' minds the next time out.
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Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
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Maybe climate change is a threat, and maybe climate change has been tarted up by climatologists trolling for research grant cash. It doesn't matter.
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I always wanted to be an actress, but my parents were adamant that I complete my studies first before I take up acting.
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I grew up listening to pop; I grew up listening to '60s pop music, the Beatles, the Monkees, Herman's Hermits and all that stuff. So I had a very strong background of listening to great pop music.
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I knew that I wanted to primarily play queer characters.
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If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they allow to mix with their children when young; for much mischief thence ensues, and our natural inclinations are unto evil rather than unto good.
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I've always been steady on and off keeping diaries and journals. I try to document everything so I can remember it the older I get.
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My idea of horses is from when I grew up on a farm. They were big, and they were dumb.
