Ian Mckellen Quotes
I got better as an actor, and still I'm getting better. That's only been possible because there's always been work.
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The fundamental importance of the subject of molecular diffraction came first to be recognized through the theoretical work of the late Lord Rayleigh on the blue light of the sky, which he showed to be the result of the scattering of sunlight by the gases of the atmosphere.
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My thoughts fly to the old Icelandic storytellers who created our classics, whose personalities were so bound up with the masses that their names, unlike their lives' work, have not been preserved for posterity.
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My parents got to see all my hard work pay off.
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There's this idea of a star, and this person is very aloof and writes all the music, and they don't talk to anyone unless they go through the record label. And I always felt very uncomfortable about that.
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Education must not simply teach work - it must teach Life.
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When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
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I always wanted to be a singer, and so, when I was 5 years old, I started acting classes so I could be a better performer. I wanted to have a powerful voice so I could be heard.
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But I can't say that I didn't like John Hammond's performances often better than the originals.
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But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nation's history.
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I spend a lot of time talking to women interested in office about how they can make it work.
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If you are playing someone living, it is a different type of judgment. However much work you do, it is not a documentary. There will be things you can't get right, and ultimately, you have to take a leap because - you weren't there.
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However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed.
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I love working with kids, talking with them and listening to them. I always encourage kids to reach beyond their dreams. Don't try to be like me. Be better than me.
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I have to say goodbye to things in order to take on bigger things that I've always wanted to do.
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I've always loved Def Leppard, ever since I was little.
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Quality is everyone's responsibility.
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The unknown is always frightening.
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Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets.
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All I'm ever looking for in my work in general is honesty and truth and people being real to themselves.
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The work is flowing from an inner knowing of how things really are.
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What sets 'Some Nights' apart from anything we've ever done is the hip-hop influence. Not so much the actual sound of hip-hop, but more the vibrato and the artistry that comes with it. Right now, the artists that seem to be pushing to be the greatest artists and are trying to change the world are hip-hop artists.
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Dad went to Canada to learn how to fly with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He took me on my first airplane ride, where I could have a hand on the stick.
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Limits are very important.
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I got better as an actor, and still I'm getting better. That's only been possible because there's always been work.
