Martin Compston Quotes
I'm in the very fortunate position as a young actor to not have to take the first job that comes along. I'm not motivated by money at this stage in my life, I'm motivated by work.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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I was just finishing up 'Spotlight' in Toronto - I finished it on a Tuesday and started 'True Detective' on a Friday. So I was missing rehearsals, unfortunately, which I hate and why I never like to work back-to-back.
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In life, a lot of great ideas sound insane or absurd at first.
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Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound.
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I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped.
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Education must not simply teach work - it must teach Life.
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I'm shy. I am. I mean, if I get around, you know, in a room of a bunch of people especially I - you know, I don't know or - it takes me a while to warm up. I'm - and the real me, I'm not as witty as, you know, as the comic Wanda. The comic, she's had time to work on some things.
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The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping fit and healthy.
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Godot is whatever it is in life that you are waiting for: 'I'm waiting to win the lottery. I'm waiting to fall in love'. For me, as a child, it was Christmas. At least that eventually came.
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This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.
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It's quite a job, so to speak, when you can really be with your child for 21 out of 24 hours.
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When you meet the love of your life, it's just obvious and natural and easier.
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I just like to keep my money in the bank; I'm not a big risk-taker. I don't know anything about the stock market... I stay away from things I don't know anything about.
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There's not a day that I don't work on vocals, have vocal coaches, go to acting classes, read books.
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I think magazines and interviews make celebrities into this bigger-than-life thing, but I've gotten bullied over trying different things with my makeup.
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If you feel sick and tired of how things are in your life, chances are it's because you're making yourself sick and tired - by engaging in too many energy leaking things.
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I'd really like to be in closer contact with life. I'm a little too distant, I guess. I like to place myself outside.
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In life and art, there are distinctions to be made between what an act of cruelty consists of.
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I think of other artists as generous when I get inspired by their work. That's why I like curating. You don't want to take someone else's art and have your way with it. You've got to be respectful of them.
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My black brothers and sisters - of all religious beliefs, or of no religious beliefs - we all have in common the greatest binding tie we could have. We are all black people!
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The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music.
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It was at the Children's Defense Fund that I met Hillary. I was 21, feisty, and ready to fight. And I remember thinking immediately, 'Here is a woman who doesn't mess around.' Steel in her spine, Hillary didn't want to talk about anything other than how to make children's lives better.
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No goal, regardless of how small can be achieved without adequate training.
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I'm in the very fortunate position as a young actor to not have to take the first job that comes along. I'm not motivated by money at this stage in my life, I'm motivated by work.
