Emile Zola Quotes
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.
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He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he said he'd have to leave because it wasn't fair to have anyone in the room who was going to make fun of what he had to say. He had a good sense of humor, really.
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I was really a charmer; I was the guy who would get to the office, the principal would sit me down and within 10 minutes, we'd be, like, talking about some movies or something.
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I kind of went into soap opera with 'General Hospital' in the '80s. It's like theater because every day it's a new script, which really doesn't have a beginning, middle or end like a play or a movie script. So you have to be on your toes and bring it every day. And you have to be spontaneous, which is really how I like to work.
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I've been playing old parts forever. I play 93 quite often. When you've done it more than once, you take the hint. I think it's a great burden if you're one of those fantastic stars who've always been beautiful; then I think it's hard.
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I shall always be a priest of love.
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The state of law is equal for all people. It cannot depend on electoral politics.
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Issues to do with disability, mental health and not being neurotypical often affect many genuine teenagers but are rarely reflected in the fiction they read.
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The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.
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I hate to say it, but there seems to have been some sort of dumbing down as far as movies go.
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When I started you were more in touch with the people you were playing to. There wasn't the distance or the separation that there is now.
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We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it.
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From a population point of view, it's actually very important that as few people as possible get the flu. People getting the flu is not a private matter. The risk for healthy people is really about your friends and neighbors and fellow travelers.
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That's why I had to leave Hair on Broadway, because I did it for about a year, and one night I was doing the show, and I realized, well, this is not real. I told the director. He says, man, it was a killer show tonight.
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In any country there must be people who have to die. They are the sacrifices any nation has to make to achieve law and order.
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When all is said and done the only thing you'll have left is your character.
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I strictly want to beat every opponent I face, whether it's for a title or for a small show. The only thing for me is winning my fights and being the best athlete I can be.
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It is not good practice to become intrigued by Satan and his mysteries. No good can come from getting close to evil.
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If you narrow the playing field, the next generation has less to put out, to eat and regenerate from.
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Something is wrong if workers do not look around each day, find things that are tedious or boring, and then rewrite the procedures. Even last month's manual should be out of date
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A new dynasty is never founded without a struggle. Blood makes good manure.
