Martin Amis Quotes
In my experience of fights and fighting, it is invariably the aggressor who keeps getting everything wrong.
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I don't miss acting at all.
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If even in science there is no a way of judging a theory but by assessing the number, faith and vocal energy of its supporters, then this must be even more so in the social sciences: truth lies in power.
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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Any form of art is political if you make it that way.
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You can really taste the difference between a shop-bought and a good homemade mayo.
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I have three boys, so I live in a household full of testosterone.
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I am aware of the sufferings of women in India, which is also the suffering of women in many, many countries on our planet. My heart is filled with empathy and love for them.
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Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.
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I'd like to show people that if you put the hard work in and you believe in yourself, then you can do whatever you want to.
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I feel like I'm not the greatest general manager in the history of general managers, but I do OK, and I'm learning as I go. I try to just do my best with it.
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I used to be able to think. My brain's circuits were all connected, and I had spark, a quickness of mind that let me function well in the world.
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Making films. It gave me a voice. Legitimately saved me.
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A movie set is like a petri dish for neuroses, you know? It's just, like, egos and weird personalities and, more than anything, fear.
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Globalization is exposing new fault lines - between urban and rural communities, for example.
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I have lots of memories of my father. He was an incredible father. We all loved him to death.
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X Out has helped me keep up my confidence, and I know it can help anyone who would rather have fun than worry about blemishes. If you want clear, seriously good-looking skin, X Out is for you.
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You know you're a hopeless record nerd when your time travel fantasies always come around to how cool it would be to go back to 1973 and buy all the great funk and jazz and salsa records that came out that year on tiny obscure labels and are now really rare and expensive.
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'Bruce Lee' is the fastest film in my career. But the quality is also very high. The last song was shot continuously for 24 hours. We worked like robots for that song, but the quality is outstanding.
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My grand plan is that I can master having a better life by making sure I have a regular flow of songs. Then I can give myself time to tour or celebrate or write a film score.
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.
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My zombie films were all sort of satirical, with political messages. So I was doing them inexpensively and quietly off in left field somewhere.
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You have to make an audience experience with the ears as well as their eyes.
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'We, The People' is more than a statement of purpose. It is an acknowledgement of an obligation to each other.
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In my experience of fights and fighting, it is invariably the aggressor who keeps getting everything wrong.
