Martin Clunes Quotes

In a way, making Martin Ellingham the way he is was a corrective exercise for my acting - to keep a bit still and show a little control. I do like it - it's like having an instrument that you can play and that you can pick up and enjoy playing.

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• I find it very difficult to say no when I'm in Ireland. You do end up going around doing lots of events and things and not getting work done, and it's not just a question of having hours at the desk.

  

  Kate Thompson
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• Growing up on a farm was the best. I remember loving that expanse of space. The sky at night was so clear, I could see every star.

  

  Abbie Cornish
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  • Remember
  • Night

• I'm always trying to find 'connections' between things. That art is the juxtaposition of a lot of things that seem unrelated but add up to something recognizable.

  

  Pat Metheny
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• Leadership means setting a moral tone.

  

  J. B. Pritzker
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• My mom started working at the California Shakespeare Theater in Oakland when I was two years old, so I've always grown up around theater.

  

  Zendaya
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• International institutions are composed of governments. Governments control their own military forces and police.

  

  Samantha Power
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  • Police

• If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.

  

  Nargis Fakhri
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• I want to learn about a different religion. I grew up Catholic, but my grandfather was Jewish. Knowledge about other religions can help you understand your own better. I think it's kind of hypocritical to believe one thing and don't know about any others.

  

  Mandy Moore
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• Every four weeks I go up a bra size... it's worth being pregnant just for the breasts.

  

  Natasha Hamilton
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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.

  

  La'Porsha Renae
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• I learned that I truly am a fighter and that I cannot give up.

  

  Rachel Platten
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• We have to build a better education in this country. We need to step it up.

  

  Jack Dangermond
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• Life is challenging but I'm always up for a challenge.

  

  Venus Williams
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  • Up
  • Always

• Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed.

  

  Zubin Mehta
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• Have I done more business-related things to help my career grow? Yeah. I took the business end more seriously, hooked up with a manager, got some help, because at a certain point, you get frustrated when you go do auditions, and people say you did a great job, and then you don't get he part.

  

  Gary Sinise
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• She teaches me to be kind, punctual... and to stand up for myself. And when I think about it, aren't these things every mother should teach their daughter?

  

  Kaia Gerber
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• Sometimes I will tweet an interview I have coming up and ask my followers what questions they have for the celebrity. I feel that way I can really know first hand what people want to hear answered.

  

  Nancy O'Dell
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• I really believe deep in my soul that we're going to have to step up and face these challenges and be tough and pull together and unify and be creative and be willing to sacrifice.

  

  Zach Wamp
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• I play characters. I don't think I really have a persona per se. I don't play the same guy every time. I show up, you don't know what I'm gonna do. I like it that way. I've intentionally tried to do it that way. I think that's what's interesting.

  

  Laurence Fishburne
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• I think perfect dates involve walking a lot, and not a bunch of driving around in cars. Ideally, you can walk together and go to a restaurant, and then walk from there to another nice place - this is, I guess, because of really great dates that I've had with my wife here in Portland.

  

  James Mercer Broken Bells
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• What space brings to you is that global perspective, that planetary perspective, that we're all in this together, and no matter where you're living on Earth, we're all part of this amazing journey.

  

  Dafydd Williams
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  • Earth
  • Space

• A lot of people love to do affirmations first thing in the morning - to keep themselves feeling peppy and positive.

  

  Karen Salmansohn
  • People
  • Feeling
  • Positive

• Choosing an acoustic guitar for a live setting can be different from picking out one for recording. One doesn't always work for the other. The sonic properties can be vastly different.

  

  Mat Kearney
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  • Live

• In a way, making Martin Ellingham the way he is was a corrective exercise for my acting - to keep a bit still and show a little control. I do like it - it's like having an instrument that you can play and that you can pick up and enjoy playing.

  

  Martin Clunes
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  • Exercise