Enrico Caruso Quotes
It is too bad that the public expects from me, always, perfection which it is impossible for me always to attain. I am not a machine. I am a human being.
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I have no political ax to grind; I just find it absurd that huge billion-dollar corporations can take over elections. I just find it insane that, for instance, we give tax breaks to people like myself making millions of dollars, while there're no tax breaks for working people. That, to me, is not a political issue, that's a life issue.
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For everyday clothes, I love North Face and Rohan, and for smarter options, I like Whistles and Agnes b on Marylebone High Street.
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Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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Only when you are aware of the uniqueness of everyone's individual body will you begin to have a sense of your own self-worth.
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My parents were very supportive of me and my artistic endeavours. My father and mother came to every school play I ever did.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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Islam was hijacked on that September 11, 2001, on that plane, as an innocent victim.
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A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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One of the most interesting aspects of the film project was collaborating with so many people - directors, filmmakers, and writers - over a five-year period. I learned that there are two components to this.
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You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.
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I've never been one for crushing on famous people.
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You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.
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Not that I want everything right now; but I do want everything.
Nastassja Kinski -
But I'm never gonna get to a point in my life where what it costs to shoot a movie is going to determine what it is. The limits of my imagination is the only thing that's gonna stop me.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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Art is for stimulation, excitement, adventure.
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There are many critics who have an idealised version of where my strengths lie.
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Joy is more infectious than leprosy.
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I tend not to reread books, because there's always something new to discover, but Dorothy Sayers is a comfort grab for me - there's no mood so bleak or cold so bad that Lord Peter and Bunter can't make it right.
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Why do bad things happen to good people? That only happened once and He volunteered.
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It is too bad that the public expects from me, always, perfection which it is impossible for me always to attain. I am not a machine. I am a human being.
