Jamie Cullum Quotes
My mother was born in Burma, but my grandfather on her side was Indian-Spanish. So I have this quite exotic mix, which is reflected in my earliest memories, in our Wiltshire country kitchen, of gran, and aunts, cooking spicy stewy, casseroley curries, a version of Indian food with a Burmese twist.
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I'm encouraging other people, whether they're professionals or not, to use their creativity to express themselves, to get a conversation going, to get the party started, really.
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It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles.
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I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.
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America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.
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There's nothing that's in an actor's control. I've learned at this point you do things and you let them go. There's no way to control the outcome. The only thing I have any sort of reign over is my own experience.
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The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
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Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country.
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I love oldies just kind of sweet, slinky, Fifties music. The slow stuff. And Billie Holiday.
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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.
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What's the most important thing in the world? It's love, and I look at that as an energy, not a sentiment.
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I definitely have the screenwriting itch.
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Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.
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My dad is always there for me, and no matter how busy, he always makes it a point to answer my calls. I think he knows what is best for me better than me and is very involved in planning my career. Feel blessed to have a dad like him.
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Miguel has this Prince, Marvin Gaye, old-school feel that I love.
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The corporate right fires up the religious right against gay marriage and abortion and uses their votes to push their deregulation and tax cuts for the rich. It's an old trick. The House of Saud has the same arrangement with the Mullahs in Saudi Arabia.
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I think there are more female characters in videogames now but I also think that's because videogames in general are more diverse now.
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Scientists have egos, and scientists like to name dinosaurs. They like to name anything. Everybody likes to have their own animal that they named.
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We don't have a unitary society anymore, you know; it's very fragmented. I look up and down my block in Silverlake and there is a different universe in every house.
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I'm happy I have fans; obviously, they're such great people. When I'm on Twitter and Facebook, they say such nice things that I really appreciate.
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This next song is called 'Wolf Moon' crowd starts to cheer. Wait with cheering until you hear what the song's about. It's about a guy who turns into a werewolf when he engages in oral sex with a menstruating woman crowd cheers even louder, and Steele spreads out his arms. You wanna call me a pussy? You are what you eat.
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I work with a team of coaches and trainers to make me feel like I am not alone out on the ice.
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My mother was born in Burma, but my grandfather on her side was Indian-Spanish. So I have this quite exotic mix, which is reflected in my earliest memories, in our Wiltshire country kitchen, of gran, and aunts, cooking spicy stewy, casseroley curries, a version of Indian food with a Burmese twist.
