Dwayne Johnson Quotes
Check your ego at the door. The ego can be the great success inhibitor. It can kill opportunities, and it can kill success.
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'Downton' is one of the best jobs in the world, and I'm looking forward to the next series for Maggie Smith's wicked sense of humour.
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Women are very intelligent and not appreciated. We try to pretend that we are not clever, and it's such a pity that we can't show how clever we are.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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Writers have an opinion about the world and offer arguments about the world. They should offer contemplation.
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More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth.
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One of the things I like best about the Halloween show is that I change outfits about six times in the show. It is a lot of fun to play the different characters.
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I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go.
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I was raised Jewish and bar mitzvahed.
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The military executes policy decisions.
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The Committee supports the idea that there should be, within the University of California, a campus which puts particular emphasis on the education of undergraduates within the framework of a College system.
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From my own point of view, I hope everybody would realise that people who work in Scottish football - referees included - are always under terrific scrutiny.
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I'm never, like I say, I'm never happy, I'm never satisfied, it's never good enough.
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And now I have a big house, nice clothes and I travel in first class and I love it, so maybe it's time to enjoy being a star.
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My daughter Lila loves the smell of gasoline - she always says, 'Mummy, keep the door open,' when I'm filling up the car. I've heard it is one of the most preferred scents in the world - maybe that's something to study for my next fragrance!
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I admire an actor that can do a lot with doing nothing really, for the most part. I like doing a lot by doing so little.
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People win Oscars, and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head. The moment I won the Oscar, I felt the teardown the very next day.
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Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.
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No one has a right to comment on anyone's life or the choices I do or don't make.
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If you have children, you know you're responsible for somebody. You realize you are being imitated; your belief systems and priorities have a direct influence on these children, who are like flowers in a garden.
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When you're singing about love stories, which is most of my songs, it's good to have a lot of information and to have a different point of view.
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Every newspaper on earth has called me a liar.
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I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods.
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I love directing scenes that I'm not in because suddenly I really feel like a filmmaker which is a different thing.
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Check your ego at the door. The ego can be the great success inhibitor. It can kill opportunities, and it can kill success.
