James Purefoy Quotes
There are only a few TV networks that really invest in production in the way that I think they should. HBO, obviously, is one of them.
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You either get better, or you don't progress.
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I have new ideas every day, and I always want to take on new challenges.
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A lot of my friends send me Snapchats of when they're in the club, and they're like, 'It's your song!'
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Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money. It doesn't feel true or honest. You can feel it in the music.
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I want to do stories that inspire people.
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The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound.
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I like everything from Miu Miu. Dolce & Gabbana cocktail dresses are a party essential; they're so flattering.
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The Small Business Lending Fund was cleverly named by its authors last Congress. Since its implementation, however, it would appear a more appropriate name would be the Bailed Out Bank Refinancing Fund.
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Art is my life and my life is art.
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Some shows, like PPG, tape in a group session, which is always more fun because you can play off each other.
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I got a job as an assistant film editor, which lasted for a few years, but I found writing incredibly difficult, and I thought, 'How am I going to make a film if I can't write?' I didn't really comprehend that someone else would do that bit.
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You don't feel as self-conscious if your clothes fit.
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Two gold medals and two silver, I don't think is that bad... I think I still did a pretty good job.
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It is time for the government of China to stop holding innocent religious figures in captivity merely for peacefully protesting China's occupation of Tibet.
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I started off as a model and struggled for some time until I got a break as an actress. I was too stubborn to let go and was sure I was in the right place at the right time. I just fought and I think that's how I am where I am today.
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Being up on something is a way of dismissing it. To espouse any point of view is a danger - it might leave us stuck with last year's cause. Prized for their novelty alone, ideas, gimmicks, trends become equivalent, interchangeable.
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Trying to command life without studying one's own mind is like trying to play the piano without studying music.
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The study of nature is of no significance, for painting is a conventional art, and it is infinitely more worthwhile to learn to draw after w:Holbein.
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Doug Motel makes 'conscious comedy'. He makes me laugh, and he makes me think.
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I do like to write nasty songs. It's a useful weapon to have, and it's cathartic as well, because I create art out of anger, something positive out of something negative.
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I feel like when I get into most rooms, melodies come really easily to me, and they sound good in my head. I never really know until I hear the song back and it's finished if it actually is good.
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Linguistics is a good way of defining the culture of a brand. The vocabulary used by sports and lifestyle brands - running, fitness, training, motorsports - is all about functionality, whereas the vocabulary of the luxury business - handbags, ready-to-wear - is all about the product.
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Elle Fanning is my official stylist. If I'm buying a pair of sneakers or a suit, I just do what she tells me to do. She's my red carpet expert.
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There are only a few TV networks that really invest in production in the way that I think they should. HBO, obviously, is one of them.
