Philip Massinger Quotes
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple.
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I just didn't expect an acoustic version of Rock'n'Roll All Nite.
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I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went to Europe a couple of times.
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I would have liked to be - indeed, I should have been - a second Rembrandt.
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There are two sides to every question: my side and the wrong side.
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Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands and goes to work.
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I've spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I'm not irresponsible.
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I go to all these photo shoots, and each time I figure out something new about myself and what I want to wear.
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I went from being a jock to a hippie. It was a very clear-cut decision. I had to be one or the other. I had to forsake that other aspect of myself. Or thought that I had to, which is regrettable. Quickly, I was back in the pine trees with the hippies, listening to my Jimi Hendrix and my Janis Joplin and turning on, tuning in, and dropping out.
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Although I'm an atheist who believes only in great nature, I recognize the spiritual richness and grandeur of the Roman Catholicism in which I was raised.
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I love architecture almost as much as I love my musicals.
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I wake up at about 9 a.m., and have a few hours of school or time to relax. Then, I have practice at 2:30 p.m. with my team.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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It's my approach as a filmmaker always to go in, not with a thesis or preconceived notion, but with curiosity and questions and inquiry. So in some way, I'm always surprised. I'm always finding paths of engagement.
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I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and started recording my own EPs. At 16, I moved to London and played any gigs I could, selling CDs from my rucksack to fund recording the next, and it snowballed from there.
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I just really allowed my muse to be my guide and I just go with whatever I'm feeling.
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I don't care how small the parts are, as long as they're good.
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I guess I'm a very keen observer, and I'd like to think I have a good imagination.
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Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.
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I only work with actors who take full responsibility for their characters.
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Many good purposes lie in the churchyard.
