Martin Freeman Quotes
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A bowler is his own captain. I know what needs to be done, what the ball is doing. If you don't know where you are going to bowl and where you think the batsman will hit, then how can you tell the captain what you want? You are the judge.
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Federal regulations should promote safety without unnecessarily burdening small firms and costing much-needed jobs.
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You start to become successful, and everybody starts to drive your money train to the bank, and they're not thinking anymore about what you want as an artist or if any of that even matters to you. It genuinely upsets people in my life that I don't care about money, and that's not my problem.
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If you first fortify yourself with the true knowledge of the Universal Self, and then live in the midst of wealth and worldliness, surely they will in no way affect you.
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What strategic benefit would accrue from having Montenegro as an ally that would justify the risk of our having to go to war should some neighbor breach Montenegro's borders?
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Only really good comedies and really good horror movies get a verbal response out of the audience. People will scream. People will laugh.
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I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money.
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I can't imagine my life without books. My father was an electrical engineer, and my mother was a public school teacher. Books were an integral part of my childhood.
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John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.
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Three publishers came to me at the White House after George lost and said, 'We would like to publish your book.' I said, 'Well, I don't have a book,' and they said well it's a well known fact that you have kept diaries.
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When I was acting, I got trained in creating a character as a three-dimensional person. If you're doing it right you should be able to draw an audience into the character's world and make them feel their fears.
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Our dog, Comet, is a Lab/poodle mix. She's goofy and silly and sweet.
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A long time ago, I became aware that many of us have a tendency to lump nature into simplistic categories, such as what we consider beautiful or ugly, important or unimportant. As human a thing as that is to do, I think it often leads us to misunderstand the respective roles of life forms and their interconnectedness.
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Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.
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What I find kind of annoying as a woman, especially in this society, is how people like to support people who seem like they're struggling when it comes to artists.
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May I join you in the doghouse, Rover?I wish to retire till the party's over.
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You will quite often hear people say: 'Well look, she is the best man in politics,' and I say: 'Oh no, much better than that; she is the best woman.'
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I don't like girls who wear lots of make-up and you can't see their face. Some girls are beautiful but insecure and look much better without the make-up, but decide to put loads on. I like girls with nice eyes and a nice smile.
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The most interesting characters keep us hooked. Not likeable ones! Iago, Shylock, Darth Vader - are they likeable? Do you want to invite them to dinner?
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I get insecure about a lot of things. In my line of work, unfortunately, your appearance is important, and I'm always like, 'Am I going to the gym enough this month? Have I been taking care of myself?' I get insecure about things from time to time.
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Progression is important. I'm always going to play music in the general vein of rock'n'roll, but when I started I was very much associated with the West Coast lo-fi thing and I didn't want to get anchored in with anything that was just in vogue for the time being.
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I consider one of the most important duties of any scientist the teaching of science to students and to the general public.
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John Lewis said that if he didn't reach a critical mass in recruiting technicians, he would fold his tent and go away. I'm waiting for that to happen.
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I'm not a writer, director or producer.
