Martin Freeman Quotes
What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.
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I think what is important for things to be funny is if you the listener, or the reader, get a chance to supply the humor of it yourself.
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Recently I've been collecting Star Wars figures again. When I was a kid I couldn't afford them. Now I can so I've been buying them and keeping them in their box for a later date when they'll be worth a lot of money.
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I've been with some of the most quote-unquote beautiful women in the world. But they're so ugly on the inside.
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For me, one of the important things about keeping vocally healthy is warming up and making sure I'm aware where my voice is at, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, and just taking care of myself with exercise and eating healthy.
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If we knew about the real facts and statistics of mortality, we'd be terrified.
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I see the human in everyone and everything. No one is more important than anyone else; I still hang out with my high school friends.
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My mother was a cleaning lady all her life.
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We live in bodies that are fearfully and wonderfully made, yet they are not immune to illness and pain. We have hearts that are capable of experiencing great love, but sometimes they get broken.
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There's a science fiction project we really want to make, but it's very expensive. Hopefully it will happen.
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A lot of films come out before they're finished.
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I escaped one time. In 1971 I was in the free world for six weeks.
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I can tell you who I'd like to work with as far as rock legends. Definitely Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters. Of course Linkin Park. Actually, I already worked with Travis Barker on a couple of things. Gotta let the drummer get some. Possibly Paramore, Hayley Williams.
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So I got into growing grapes, not realizing that there was a heck of a lot more to it than meets the eye.
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I often think to myself, at the end of an interesting life it's maybe not such a bad thing to spend your last days with your friends sitting by the blue, blue ocean reliving the story of your life while sitting in the dangerous sun.
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My view is make Indian manufacturing competitive, and if it is competitive, it can serve customers or consumers anywhere.
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My father was very chic. My mum was always encouraging me. Some parents would say, 'Why don't you be a lawyer, a doctor, or something more important?' They never said that.
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I do go back to Russia frequently, about twice a year. I hate the flight, but it's worth it. My parents have a home in a little village of 12 houses. It's not on any map, so unless you know it's there, you won't find it. Nothing works there; no Internet, no cell phone, and the land line only works sometimes. It's great!
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I'd love to have kids, but not at the moment.
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There are some sounds that English singers find quite difficult to manipulate.
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'That could be solved,' Siri said, 'Perhaps it would help if you refrained from speaking when others are present. I think I should find you quite amiable in those circumstances.'
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I write synopses after the book is completed. I can't write it beforehand, because I don't know what the book's about. I invent something for my publisher because he asks for one, but the final book ends up very differently.
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Today, when you combine the web with the iPad, you have the most advanced medium for human thought and communication ever created.
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What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.
