James Tate Quotes
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If in my twenties I'd gotten one of the two-dozen roles that I did screen tests for and almost got, I think I would have become bored with the awards circuit, the whole hype machine.
Viggo Mortensen -
Usually it is uses of words, not words in themselves, that are properly called vague.
J. L. Austin -
In thinking about it, the villains often have a little bit more range because their morality is different. You can have just a really good time as an actor, and there is just more there that you can explore on that side of the story.
Mahershala Ali -
At key crossroads in his life, Vernon Davis has continued to make a conscious choice to grow as a person and player. His determination through adversity since his childhood days is commendable.
Hannah Storm -
Online, you have things like Slate Magazine, which has a lot of commentary and analysis of stories, so it gives you a fuller picture. I would compare that to a news magazine or the New Republic.
Tabitha Soren -
Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
Gary Oldman
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I don't crave fame. I mean, it's nice to be recognized. It is useful.
Warwick Davis -
My parents are from Manchester but I was brought up in London, Camden Town.
Sadie Frost -
Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo.
Zoe Saldana -
I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts.
Orson Welles -
And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss.
Joanne Rowling -
Madonna is a creation, so perhaps we should give her and the factory that created her a little credit, but I think that she should quietly disappear now. Poor Madge seems unable to decide whether she wants to look like Marilyn Monroe or Marlene Dietrich.
Barry Humphries
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I'm a runner first before anything else.
Haile Gebrselassie -
When you're young and you're in love and it doesn't work out - it hurts.
Orlando Bloom -
It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins.
Gary Sinise -
Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
Salma Hayek -
If I'm on holiday, I'm active on the beach, I play tennis, I run, I swim a lot. It's just about making the workouts fun, I think, and then it doesn't really feel that bad.
Candice Swanepoel -
I like other people's kids and being able to give them back when I want to.
Karrie Webb
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It's funny looking at yourself. You know how it is when you look back at old pictures? It's just funny looking back at yourself walking and talking at age 14.
Jennifer Connelly -
Now, at this time, I think there’s too many people who feel comfortable with hate speech. It’s become too commonplace, and acceptable. And it’s not okay, and we’ve got to change that…I think we also have to take responsibility for the words that come out of our mouths, because we are all connected. We are all part of one community.
Jennifer Beals -
I'm here to fight; I'm not here to protect whether you think I'm a good person or not. I've given up on that.
Jon Jones -
It's the occasion that makes the revolution.
Machado de Assis -
When you don't sleep, you start to hallucinate, and that's not good.
James Tate