Derek Walcott Quotes
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If you're in a film that you're proud of and you care about, then you're always happy to talk about it.
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The show I'm obsessed with watching is 'Say Yes to the Dress!' Because I love the whole makeover idea, and I'm a sap for love, of course.
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Acting is doing. It's not speaking; it's behavior. It's something happening, even if you're only listening.
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I was born in San Diego, and we moved to Los Angeles when I was seven. A couple of years later, I started acting!
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical properties of hydrogen and deuterium, together with an efficient method for the separation of these isotopes, have opened an interesting field of research in several of the major branches of science.
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In the final analysis this congressional race is always going to be a close race, whether there's a presidential race or governor's race or not. But is this a better year? Yes, this would probably be a better year.
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The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.
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I always wanted to be normal. I tried really hard, but it's like I try so hard and then people still say I'm offbeat. I've learnt to accept that and take advantage of it as an actor.
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I spent a good amount of my time - like a lot of guys my age - obsessing and blowing things up with G.I. Joes. I know it well.
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A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
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It has been an incredible honour and privilege to serve Ontarians as their premier.
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Honestly, I'm not interested in gossip. Thing is, I know a lot of successful actors, and in hoping to be successful myself, I would like to think others would respect my privacy.
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Of course I wanted an agent from the time I was like 5, but my mother was like, 'No, you're going to be normal, you're going to go to school, you're going to get good grades, you're going to play soccer, and if you do well, if you keep your grades up, you can do one community-theater show a year.'
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You know the greatest thing about working on 'Fallon?' I get so many anonymous gifts.
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A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.
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A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of her to expect it.
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If you go to Africa and you're white, you're probably not going to get that much work either. But the fact is that there is a longer history of black integration in the U.S. I don't have any resentment about this: I did the maths, calculated it against my ambition and decided to leave England.
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When my novel 'Beach Music' came out in 1995, I had included a couple of recipes in the book and had tried to impart some of my love of Roman cuisine and the restaurants of Rome.
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The Recovery Act, which helped saved the economy and prevented us going into the Great Depression, was the largest investment in green technology, the largest investment in education. We rebuilt roads and bridges.
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I think it's time for people to stop being so serious about everything.
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Sadly, I haven't had a brain cell since I had children.
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A hit film is what we work for as actors, as that goes to show that we have managed to entertain our audiences who shower us with their love and affection throughout the years.
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I try to forget what happiness was,and when that don't work, I study the stars.
