Ian Mckellen Quotes
I've played an awful lot of people that other people would call villains, but that isn't a very helpful attitude to have if you're about to play them. They are just people, and they may do dreadful things and say dreadful things, but your job as an actor is to know why they do them or say them.
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Turn your attention for a while away from the worries and anxieties. Remind yourself of all your many blessings.
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I always wanted to do a bit of Bollywood and a bit of Hollywood.
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I didn't want to give up my Illinois driver's license and was unaware that was a crime. It is, by the way, in the state of California. Lesson learned. I technically broke a law, so technically I deserve whatever I get.
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I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it.
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It makes sense to have cameras in places where terrorism and crime are of particular concern - such as in Times Square or near major bridges and tunnels. It would be more troubling to learn, however, that the government has focused cameras on the front doors of our homes just to keep track of our comings and goings.
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I conveniently was not accepted to film school, which I applied to in 1987, and so I decided I would become a filmmaker instead of a student.
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I have had two knee surgeries on my right knee: that was my jumping leg that I jumped off for years and years.
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Whenever I read a script, I start recasting the role that I might play. I'm like, 'God, this should be played by Domhnall Gleeson, not me.'
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And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long.
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
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Horses are in our DNA. We used them way before cars for commuting.
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I love walks, hiking, exploring and being on the beach.
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Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
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Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It's hard to keep awake with nothing to do.
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I think that 'Family Guy' is hysterical. It's edgy and hip - and they can do whatever they want to do because it's animated and they're not limited by budget.
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I see a New York that is once again the empire state.
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We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely.
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I think the greatest challenge in environmentalism and the most rewarding challenge is trying to figure out how humans can meet their needs while protecting the environment.
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The world has shown that if you provide capital and expertise to an area that is starved for capital and expertise, really good things will happen.
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Fervent bella horrida, ferventossibus inclusa fremit et discordibus armisnon simplex natura hominis.
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You cannot underestimate the impact the Internet has had on British fashion.
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You're going to work out and try to maintain the strength you gain in the offseason, and then you work to gain after the season is over.
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In mindfulness, we start to see the world as it is, not as we expect it to be, how we want it to be, or what we fear it might become. These
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I've played an awful lot of people that other people would call villains, but that isn't a very helpful attitude to have if you're about to play them. They are just people, and they may do dreadful things and say dreadful things, but your job as an actor is to know why they do them or say them.
