James McAvoy Quotes
One of the weird things about Hollywood is we're all imposters; we're all just glammed up.
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I've been a fortunate girl: I grew up in a family that loved me from day one. I feel well grounded and lucky from that. So everything else is a bonus, because I grew up in this family that I adored, and adored me, and I think when you have that, you are already ahead of the game in the sense of how you feel about yourself.
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The connection I make with being young and growing up is, like, the feeling of not being crushed by the world. Having an idea, thinking you can do it.
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People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says 'Hi' during the day.
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I gave up painting by 16. I secretly thought I would have been Rembrandt by then.
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It's great, I guess, when your paintings are hanging up in a museum.
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I don't want to be a grown-up anymore; it's hard!
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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On one hand, we know that everything happens for a reason, and there are no mistakes or coincidences. On the other hand, we learn that we can never give up, knowing that with the right tools and energy, we can reverse any decree or karma. So, which is it? Let the Light decide, or never give up? The answer is: both.
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I didn't grow up with a lot of babies in my life because I only grew up with my parents - I didn't have any brothers or sisters - and I didn't have my family close by.
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But it is important to observe that when Europe or the United Nations impose sanctions that are supposed to be aimed against a certain regime, usually generally millions of people end up being directly punished.
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Billy Joel is an incredible musician. He just feels like one of the guys, you know. I grew up listening to his music.
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I doubt that the imagination can be suppressed. If you truly eradicated it in a child, he would grow up to be an eggplant.
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Throughout my work with family and child support organizations, one thing that has stood out to me time and again is that getting early support for a child who is struggling to cope is the best possible thing we can do to help our children as they grow up.
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I did an interview once where I was asked who I found attractive and I went on about cartoons and Nala from 'The Lion King' - and it's a bit weird but various of my ex-girlfriends actually did look like Nala.
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I picked up a harmonica and taught myself.
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Here's how it goes: I'm up at the stroke of 10 or 10:30. I have breakfast and read the papers, and then it's lunchtime. Then maybe a little nap after lunch and out to the gym, and before I know it, it's time to have a drink.
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My face changes when I wear make-up; I don't recognise myself.
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I'm actually pretty afraid of scary movies, so I can't watch them at night, but I am a fan during the daytime!
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Just understanding that if you're not growing up, you're just moving backwards, and I'm a person that I always want to grow and learn and not be the smartest person in the room, because when you're not the smartest person in the room, you're always learning things.
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I got to work with legendary director Garry Marshall.
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I keep working under the delusion that someday a library will ask for my manuscripts.
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I'm hitting it better than last year. The putting is getting close now, too.
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War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.
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One of the weird things about Hollywood is we're all imposters; we're all just glammed up.
