Dominic West Quotes
I went to America to get away from constantly being cast in costume dramas, playing posh people.
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Whenever I'm waiting behind the stage, it's kind of like my normal Jackie mode is me talking a lot, playing around, but superstar Jackie mode is me concentrating on making sure that this performance was going to be a great performance.
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Sometimes a role might be difficult on my throat.
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A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.
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I might not be the greatest actor, but I walk into every project willing to work hard.
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We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers.
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The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.
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As a legal matter, my mother is an American citizen by birth.
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I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
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If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.
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That's why I talk about the breast cancer: because I want women - and everyone - to stay on top of things and get checked. I know how scary it can be. When I dealt with it, I was like, 'Oh my God.' And I have so many other friends who have gone through it or have suffered a loss.
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I don't sleep. I hate those little slices of death.
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The existing U.N. can be found in the writings of early Communist leaders.
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They probably do have an Asian Barbie.
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Many a poor soul has had to suffer from the weight of the debts on him, finding no rest or peace after death.
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No two wars are identical.
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
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I've always wanted to be my own person and stand by the things I believe in and I thought I might lose that independence if I ran for political office.
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If you're going to take a jab at someone, you should at least have a bit more of a personal relationship with them. I feel like you can be funny and clever, as opposed to just outright vile.
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Toothaches afflict those who have no compassion for animals.
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Fear is nothing but idleness of the will.
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I have been able to help my friends and people that I believe in pay their bills and stay afloat in L.A. while following their dreams.
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All societies that have survived have survived based on their ability to prepare their sons to be disposable, in war and at work-and therefore as dads.
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Farming is a poor way to make a living, at least around here, because you have to go into factory farming to make it pay. It is the best hobby there is—only 'hobby' is too little a word. The best way of life. Not just because you learn forty different trades, and not just because you follow the seasons, but because you get to spend your whole life producing a single work of art. That is, the farm itself.
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I went to America to get away from constantly being cast in costume dramas, playing posh people.
