Brian Dennehy Quotes
No one would ever cast me as an aristocrat. I think the big thing about being an Irish artist is access to melancholy. Especially the American Irish. The availability of loss, some kind of pain, is an important part of who we are. I think my Irishness gave me that.
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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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Both World War II and the subsequent Cold War gave America's involvement in world affairs a clear focus. The objectives of foreign policy were relatively easy to define, and they could be imbued with high moral content.
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We have to reappropriate the concept of laicite (secularism) so we can explain to our young pupils that whatever their faith, they belong to this idea, and they're not excluded. Secularism is not something against them; it protects them.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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Shakespeare's villains are fabulous because none of them know that they are villains. Well, sometimes they do.
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Allowing homosexuality means allowing satanic rights.
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I am sure of this: that no one can write a book which children will like unless he write it for himself first.
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It's been amazing how this crazy career has been created. I feel that it's been given to me. I wouldn't be anywhere without Victoria's Secret.
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My dad's name is Vernon and my mom liked the initials, V. V. My sisters and I got named Victoria, Valerie and Vincent so we'd be V. V.'s, too. But, then when you start getting pets' names that start with a 'v,' it's a little embarrassing.
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The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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My parents are high school sweethearts.
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When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.
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When you're imagining peace, you can't kill anyone. That's good isn't it?
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I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.
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After I made my hit in 'Salome,' Universal sent me to New York so I could learn to be a proper movie star.
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There's always going to be someone with a bigger toy than yours.
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Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.
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When you're young, you think you can do anything, and we thought.
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You see, in their last moments people show you who they really are.
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It's very important to me that people see I am an American and I was born in the States.
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One thing that's important for a performer to understand is the difference between art and entertainment.
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Day after day we must remember we can take freedom for granted. Day after day we must keep the bond between freedom and other values in mind.
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No one would ever cast me as an aristocrat. I think the big thing about being an Irish artist is access to melancholy. Especially the American Irish. The availability of loss, some kind of pain, is an important part of who we are. I think my Irishness gave me that.
