Derek Jacobi Quotes
Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes it harder because people's expectations of you are higher. So, you have to fulfill those expectations. Or, try to exceed those expectations. But, it becomes more difficult as time goes on.

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I love working with other actors and other people - you know, stand-up - it's lonely; it's just you out there and the audience. But it's fun working with other actors. I love doing that, too.
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You need to take care of your time and practice, you need to rest and talk to media. So it's really important to organize those things.
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The defeat of Obamacare will come from the realization that the very idea of a government-administered health care system is absurd... and by people opting out of the system and developing workarounds.
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I used to shop in ASDA all the time. Every now and then I still go in to get a little salad for lunch.
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Physically, it is very demanding as an actor, and I don't want to put a lot of focus on that, but I think it is emotionally and mentally a lot more... It can completely twist you... We abandon ourselves for days and months, and by the end of it, we are twisted people which you make fun of.
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People watch me, waiting for me to slip up, so my privacy has gone - but that's a price you pay.
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The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic.
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I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.
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To get important work done, most leaders organize people into teams. They believe that when people collaborate toward a common goal, great things can happen. Yet in reality, the whole is often much less than the sum of the parts.
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People realised this is real pollution; it is not fog. Now everyone has to face the data and come out of their comfort zone.
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To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.
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You know, food is such - it's a hug for people.
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People always talk about the implication and applications of a process, but for me, the goal is purely about knowledge. Knowledge can become practical today, in 20 years, or in 500 years. Ask Newton. He didn't know there would be space research based on his accident with the apple.
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The only time a friend has ever helped me in the industry was how I got my first job - that was through Mike Figgis.
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I definitely use my music to kind of alleviate my stress and get me through specific moments in time where I'm just being really tough on myself.
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I have met hundreds of young people doing just what George Romney did: using a hand up in tough times to become part of the American Dream.
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It's true what people say - that actors are the closest thing there is to children. They play.
Nastassja Kinski -
At the time, there were very few foreign names in the press and they were all factory workers. I thought I'd never get a job at a university with a foreign name.
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People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure.
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I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.
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If necessary, Italy is prepared to fight against Islamic State in Libya because the Italian government cannot accept a terrorist danger in power just a few hours away from Italy by boat.
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I'm a big history buff so to walk the streets...the ancient world like that was pretty astounding.
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There are many nice, peaceful Muslims, but the Netherlands is far too tolerant regarding the statements of the radical wing of Islam.
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Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes it harder because people's expectations of you are higher. So, you have to fulfill those expectations. Or, try to exceed those expectations. But, it becomes more difficult as time goes on.