James Gray Quotes
The conventional wisdom is that people come to the United States, and immigration is so great, and they say, 'America, what a great country.' And a lot of that is true.

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I'm so excited to be working on 'Doctor Who,' as it's such a big and important part of British culture.
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Art breathes into life a surplus that is both vital and extraordinary.
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Mikhail Gorbachev was the Jimmy Carter of the Communist bloc. The Russians hate him.
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I grew up watching 'Raging Bull.'
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I never try to follow a trend or fashion.
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My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.
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I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.
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I started Save the Libraries in 2010 by hosting a big fundraiser in my city library of DeKalb County in Atlanta. Through that, I learned that even with fundraisers, libraries often don't make money - they just barely break even.
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The thing is, you choose to be an actress, but not to be a celebrity.
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I'm into the whole American and New York vibe, not just because that's what's going on around me but because of the fit. A lot of guys are into the European cut, but I can't really pull that off with my body type - I'm tall and have big legs.
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I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
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Acting is not acting. It isn't putting on a face and dancing around in a mask. It's believing that you are that character and playing him as if it were a normal day in the life of that character.
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I had 500 kids at camp this past summer for example. We do nine weeks for kids and nine days for grown ups every summer. The adult camp is a lot of fun.
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Teenagers are some of the most passionate, dynamic and creative people I know. Yet, too often, this creative spark is left to flicker precariously and sometimes fade entirely.
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No one has a right to comment on anyone's life or the choices I do or don't make.
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We take a lot for granted as second wave feminists, what our mothers and aunts did for us.
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You can't impose a legacy.
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Perhaps I am not as wise as I like to think I am.
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Then people ask me if I'm worried about the effects of global warming on my kids. Well, obviously I love my kids and I want them to live to be a 100. So that's another 1.8 degrees. My kids’ kids? Three point six. I'll just tell them we moved to Phoenix.
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If we don't have an informed electorate we don't have a democracy. So I don't care how people get the information, as long as they get it. I'm just doing it my particular way and I feel lucky I can do it the way I want to do it.
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A lot of people think that because I'm from Malaysia, I'm driven by Malaysian sound, but actually, it's mostly just my melodies.
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I've learned from every director I've worked with. Everybody's style is very different, and I always say that being an actor is the best film school that I could ever go to.
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You have to learn a few things, which you do along the way, but basically, poetry is a matter of the ear. Iambic pentameters or what constitutes a stanza comes naturally - your ears will know.
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The conventional wisdom is that people come to the United States, and immigration is so great, and they say, 'America, what a great country.' And a lot of that is true.