James Nesbitt Quotes
My agent Sue realised after 'Cold Feet' that I could have spent the rest of my life doing similar roles. So she was instrumental in moving me away from that.
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I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.
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Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
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Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
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My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.
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Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.
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The key, of course, is to stay away from the losing years.
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I have a company called Earl Campbell Foods. I got into the meat business in 1991.
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I got as much information as I could, so I wouldn't look stupid, but this is a post 9/11 world and there's only so much you can do with the FBI in terms of research.
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Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands and goes to work.
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America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.
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We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
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Vegetarians in general don't like me.
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I don't really see any barrier between teenage fiction and adult literature.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I don't watch any horror films. I get scared very easily.
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My thoughts are my company; I can bring them together, select them, detain them, dismiss them.
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I would have been completely brainwashed by this lopsided and racist view of the world if it weren't for my father. He was a deep thinker and an irrepressible problem solver. He was a Black Socrates, asking why and then spoiling ready-made replies.
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One Hundred Year Starship really is about the idea that is we pursue an extraordinary tomorrow; we'll build a better world today.
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Depression opens the door to beauty of some kind.
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I just want to play strong characters, whatever that is in. For me, television is where it's at. You get to play a character for a long period of time, and you get to dig deep. It's a home to go to.
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You must push everything to the absolute limit or else life will be boring. People will be boring.
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I've met some great people that deal with me in the press. I've also met some people that were very dishonorable, frankly.
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My parents are both musicians and made sure we all played music. My brothers and sisters all play instruments, so we'll get together whenever we can and play. We play a lot of classical music - you know, the good stuff.
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My agent Sue realised after 'Cold Feet' that I could have spent the rest of my life doing similar roles. So she was instrumental in moving me away from that.
