Ian Mckellen Quotes
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Golf was never a religion to me.
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I'm the biggest geek of all. Adventure, fantasy, comic books - I can't get enough.
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Music was a big outlet for me. Being able to play an instrument and sing was definitely a good way for me to escape things I was dealing with: family issues, growing up, being a kid and not knowing what I wanted to do with my life.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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I happen to be quite fond of staying out late and sleeping the day away.
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Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or 11 years of experience as human beings.
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But as long as you're creating the art you want to create, if people start liking you, you shouldn't have to apologize. You want your stuff to be heard by as many people as possible.
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The composition of the primary is so different than when I was first elected governor in 1978.
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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E-commerce is applicable to Russia, just as it's applicable to any other market.
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One of the recent love stories I enjoyed was Bhaskar's 'Bommarillu.'
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But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.
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I was very obsessed with my music, and I think that, as a young girl, I really wanted to get into this business, and I don't think my parents really knew how to protect me.
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The art world is a very prissy little thing over in the corner, while the major cultural forces are being determined by techno science.
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Love is dangerous; it's not something to be trifled with. As good as it feels on the way in, it feels that much worse on the way out.
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I've got a 1990 Porsche 911. It's just a Carrera, a very simple, straightforward little thing that goes like stink. I love it.
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I'm not crazy. I play a lot of crazy characters, but I'm an actor.
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When I was young, no one got married. Now, all the young people, they want to get married, they want security. Now that my children's friends are getting married, I go to more weddings than I ever did when I was young.
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America is like an unfaithful love who promises us more than we got.
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We seek to find peace of mind in the word, the formula, the ritual. The hope is illusion.
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I'm appreciative of things going wrong. At first it sounds crazy, but how boring would life be if you just coasted along without any challenges? Without learning about who you really are through the process of going through the darker times? Without feeling the sense of elation when you reach even a small stepping stone?
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I'm a huge, huge fan of photography. I have a small photography collection. As soon as I started to make some money, I bought my very first photograph: an Henri Cartier-Bresson. Then I bought a Robert Frank.
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I've never stopped working, and I still have 'pinch me' moments all the time.
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I got intrigued by working in small theatres.
