Domhnall Gleeson Quotes
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When in life do you get a black and white printout that says this is what you should do? It just doesn't happen.
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Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural.
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My mom actually taught fifth grade, so... I'm good with fifth graders. That's, like, my specialty.
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I have always been very comfortable in little clothing; its part of my job.
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He who stops being better stops being good.
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There's detailed information on how to assemble a nuclear weapon from parts. There's books about how to build a nuclear bomb.
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I know how to stand up for myself. I say no when I want to, yes when I want to, and no one can really change my mind.
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I like a scarf with a shirt; it throws it off a bit.
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Barbara Castle should have been Labour's - and Britain's - first female prime minister. What a role model she would have been: passionate, fiery, and absolutely committed to social justice.
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I planned so well for my post-'Cosby Show' life that I don't have to make desperate acting choices that conflict with what my values.
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Nastia Liukin, I was obsessed with her. And I say was, but really am obsessed with her. She's just so amazing.
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I have decorated soldiers for heroism before, and it was always such an honor to do it.
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I've been stalked.
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I started out in the Apollo Theater. That's where I got my start. I won Amateur Night four weeks in a row.
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Early in my publishing career, someone told me I'd need to have five books in print before I could quit my job as a journalist. Turns out it was closer to 10 books. It also turns out that while it's great to see my titles on bookstore shelves, my best customers are schools and libraries.
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Because I'm anti-war, I've been called pro-Taliban.
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No matter who I meet, I won't have any pressure.
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School was always a major player in my personal journey. It allowed me to open up to the world, and also social mobility. It allowed me to enrich myself, to read, learn and understand.
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If I'm in the bookstore, and I see a 700-page novel, my first thought is, 'Ooh, how could you cut this down to size and make a movie out of it?'
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I find it hard to take rock groups very seriously or treat them with respect. There is something absurd about these gloomy young men getting together and banging away.
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The Internet is a fantastic, strange place where you can write an open letter and be reasonably assured that people are going to read it.
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Two hundred and fifty mummies covered in gold. Something like this cannot be explained - mummy after mummy covered in shining gold.
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You can be a sex symbol through music or film. Hey, there are some politicians that are sex symbols. Is that something you should fight? No. Sex is very natural.
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I tend to play 'tortured' a lot, whether it's physically or emotionally.
