Matthew Macfadyen Quotes
I was quite a shy child. I would get terribly nervous and throw up before my birthday party. And then I would be fine. I feel the same now. I get nervous, then it's fine.
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River Phoenix and I were friends for nine years, and I watched him grow and mature, and I also saw him struggle. I watched him deal with the whole up and down aspects of Hollywood and saw him bounce back, so when he passed away, it was such an enormous shock.
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I need to know the price of a gallon of milk and a dozen eggs. I need to know right now.
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People should know what they want, not just what they don't want.
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Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them.
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I got a bike when I was little, a BMX. I called it 'Fido Dido' after the tough little cartoon guy with spiked hair. I thought he was the coolest thing ever.
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
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Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.
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The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks.
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Once your IQ is 150 or over, it stops beings ability and becomes a disability.
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By asking a novel question that you don't know the answer to, you discover whether you can formulate a way of finding the answer, and you stretch your own mind, and very often you learn something new.
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In your darkest moments of despair, a friend's hand on yours will get you through the worst.
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The whole point of music is being able to share your story. I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out.
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Men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all the other alternatives.
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Evolution - evolutionary change - does not happen quickly.
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Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking and talking adult.
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I couldn't be more proud to introduce Anne-Marie Duff, a phenomenal actress who is bursting on the world stage, to Broadway audiences as Lady Macbeth.
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'The Voice' is built on positivity. Once we started filming, I knew that America was really going to love it.
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I learned early on not to listen to either critique - the people who love you or the people who don't like you.
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Sergeant Bergdahl may have broken any number of military laws.
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I watch 'Entourage.' I aspire the good life that they live and lead. Honestly, I am just trying to be me by trying to do good films, have fun at it and trying to work with good directors, and, of course, I am a bit of a silent party boy, also. I have my share of fun sometime, too.
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I end up pleading my case to alternative programmers - you're telling me that my music is too dark for pop, too pop for alternative, and urban radio won't touch it - so we have a record that doesn't fit in. And what is more alternative than that?
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Who said last, 'A cleaner New York-school is Up To You?'
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It's important for people to give every leader the chance to step forward and look for ways to have dialogue.
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I was quite a shy child. I would get terribly nervous and throw up before my birthday party. And then I would be fine. I feel the same now. I get nervous, then it's fine.
