Phil Keoghan Quotes
With any good story, you need the adversary, the heroes and villains. You need a good mixture to make it work.
Quotes to Explore
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The main objective of our cinema is to entertain. If you can pass on a message at the same time, that is fantastic, but if the audience does not feel they are going to be entertained by the film, they are not going to watch it. There are many examples of very responsible and great films that are being made, but nobody goes to watch them.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth.
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The American people know something is wrong as far as energy is concerned. They don't think they are being told the truth.
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The questions don't do the damage. Only the answers do.
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There aren't a whole lot of things I want out of life. My bucket list is extremely short: Achieve the success in the industry I want, and get married. If I achieve both of those, I can die completely stoked. I don't need anything else.
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There's nothing I would love more than to host an awards show where I'm nominated for an award - that is so funny to me.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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Even if I get thrown out of Hollywood, I'll come back.
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There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.
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But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.
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Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.
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Imagine Him smiling down on you right now. Embrace His love. Remember, you are His most prized possession, the apple of His eye!
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You want all your books to stick around after you've gone.
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If I'm doing comedy, I try to improvise a lot. Even if they don't use it, it helps me loosen up and figure out the character.
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Culture of the mind must be subservient to the heart.
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We all have common frailties but we need to treasure friends more.
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I've hung out at dozens of playgrounds, bored out of my mind, with not even a look of comfort from disapproving mothers all around me. Either they think I'm a pedophile or a deadbeat dad. That's what I get for being a single dad - suspicious looks at the playground.
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I can't tell you how many times I quit only to realize that when the work has been your life, you don't really have a life without it.
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With the right support, a child growing up in a dysfunctional household, who was destined for a lifetime on benefits could be put on an entirely different track - one which sees them move into fulfilling and sustainable work. In doing so, they will pull themselves out of poverty.
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I have so many favorite authors; I can't name just one.
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With any good story, you need the adversary, the heroes and villains. You need a good mixture to make it work.
