Brenda Blethyn Quotes
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To have a songwriter that wrote so specifically what I felt to be true... I've never been much of an actor either. If something is real for me, then I can do it.
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You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.
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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
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You can't control where your heart goes.
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One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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Warren Beatty once told me that if someone's really stuck on you, find them their next boyfriend. But I could never do that.
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I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
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I like to keep fit, but I never lift very heavy weights.
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I work legs, upper body, everything. Legs are very important. I do hang cleans and squats - I do primary exercises. Squats work over 60 percent of your muscle mass in your body. The hang cleans work on my explosive movement, which is essential for success.
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One hazard of our job on TV is people are always checking us out and noting every pound we've gained or haven't quite lost.
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I think for me, or for anyone who plays the quarterback position, it's almost an unspoken word when you think about leadership. Some guys can be a leader and be a running back or a lineman, or wide receiver, strong safety, or linebacker. But when you speak of quarterbacks, it's automatically a default that you're supposed to be a leader.
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The most important days, more than any Grammy award thing or anything, is the day that you're responsible for snacks after the game.
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Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
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I was always quite good with accents - I always had quite a good ear - so from the age of about 13, I used to do a lot of voiceover and dubbing for foreign films.
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It's not unusual for a would-be entrepreneur to get turned down half a dozen times before finding a willing investor - yet in most companies, it takes only one 'nyet' to kill a project stone dead.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.
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I like to look at scenarios and see how people interact with each other. That's why I'm an actor because I try to recreate that. Since our daughter joined us the spectrum has widened.
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Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends.
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There is no such thing as a people who are all wicked or even all good. Everyone chooses. But even they, even they looked at people and saw only tools. No one is a cup for another to drink from.
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I'm still finding my legs, performance-wise, being up there by myself. I think I have a bit of proving myself ahead of me.
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Today, nearly 40 percent of a senior's healthcare spending is on pharmaceutical medications.
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I think people often confuse success with fame and stardom.
