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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All films are born free and equal.
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Everybody wants to be good, but not many are prepared to make the sacrifices it takes to be great. To many people, being nice in order to be liked is more important. There's equal merit in that, but you must not confuse being good with being liked.
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Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.
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Comedy can be a little brutal, but not in a satisfying way.
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Have more humility. Remember you don't know the limits of your own abilities. Successful or not, if you keep pushing beyond yourself, you will enrich your own life - and maybe even please a few strangers.
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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.
