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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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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Self-esteem is made up primarily of two things: feeling lovable and feeling capable.
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What is thematically posited is only what is given, by pure reflection, with all its immanent essential moments absolutely as it is given to pure reflection.
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Joe Jackson was a tragic figure. He was a serene country boy who signed a confession he couldn't read. He was illiterate.
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A thing that happens to migrants is that they lose many of the traditional things which root identity, which root the self.
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I think it's okay to talk about grief and sorrow. Especially for women, when you lose a child or have a miscarriage, it's good to talk about it, as a lot of people don't want you to speak about those things. It makes people sad, but sometimes you've got to.
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Job growth well in excess of population increase would be a very good thing if it were only that easy.
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I make film to make time pass.
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No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes.
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I am becoming used to an overwhelming, grinding mixture of anger and worry.
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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.
