Martine Syms Quotes
At some point, all black movies became biopics. All the good, serious ones became biopics. 'Ray,' 'Ali'... those types of movies, those are the opportunities available for mostly men. Those are the opportunities for a black actor to transcend 'black' movies. They have to play a black icon.
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When it's those division games, that's when it gets ramped up for me.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.
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I used to do all my programming on a BBC computer. It was limited to 16 tracks, and you used the keyboard, not a mouse, to input, but I was using it so long, I got quite fast at it.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
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I just think with acting, there's not a time limit on it.
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Color is born of the interpenetration of light and dark.
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He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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This story's gonna grab people. It's about this guy, he's crazy about this girl, but he likes to wear dresses. Should he tell her? Should he not tell her? He's torn, Georgie. This is drama.
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I'm not really a fan of people who think they're better than others. There's no reason to act that way. I couldn't even stand to yell at someone if they bumped right into me.
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No matter where I am in the world, I will always be back home for Christmas.
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I'm an atheist. I don't 'believe' at all.
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As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
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I have no desire to enter politics. Because I am not suited for that.
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Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.
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You know why I'm running for governor? Because everything we care about is under siege from President Donald Trump and Bruce Rauner.
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Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable.
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I've got a publicist at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt who's been working little miracles for me, but it's true the budgets aren't what they once were in terms of advertisement and book tours.
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I've always done pretty well in auditions. I just go in and give it my best shot.
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Ah me! Love can not be cured by herbs.
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Life in zero gravity is hard to simulate. We practice on the ground what we call 'the day in the life' simulations, but it's just practicing some of the tests. It can't prepare you for the fact that all of your tools float if you don't pay attention to where they are! If you don't Velcro things down, they're gonna float away.
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At some point, all black movies became biopics. All the good, serious ones became biopics. 'Ray,' 'Ali'... those types of movies, those are the opportunities available for mostly men. Those are the opportunities for a black actor to transcend 'black' movies. They have to play a black icon.
