Matthew Macfadyen Quotes
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I would not drink bottles of water at my mom's house because I never knew how long she'd been refilling them from the sink and putting them back in the refrigerator.
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I certainly went to high school with some mean girls, and I would not wish that hell on anybody.
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My sister is dyslexic, and she's so smart, so intelligent in all of the ways that matter.
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Amateurs hope, professionals work.
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In terms of the pilot, you have to introduce a lot of characters in a very short period of time, and you have to paint with slightly broad brush strokes because you just need to give an audience an idea of who these people might be.
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I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.
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We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare and population explosion. We Palestinians will take over everything, including all of Jerusalem.
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I want Bolivians to support their president.
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I was awfully curious to find out why I didn't go insane.
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In Beverly Hills, around 3 P.M. on Bedford Drive, a strange rite occurs. All the men and women who have had facial surgery leave the their surgeons and walk up and down the street bandaged like mummies in Prada, waiting for their loved ones to pick them up.
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Directing Marilyn Monroe was like directing Lassie. You needed fourteen takes to get each one of them right.
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I've been on so many blind dates, I should get a free dog.
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I think there should be a good balance between being a good student and being able to enjoy your high school life.
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I will never let money from anyone affect what I do.
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.
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Like anyone else, I enjoy my days off.
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I think the really good mountaineer is the man with the technical ability of the professional and with the enthusiasm and freshness of approach of the amateur.
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No other planet in the solar system is a suitable home for human beings; it's this world or nothing. That's a very powerful perception.
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It is the asymmetry of the bonus system that got us here. No incentives without disincentives: capitalism is about rewards and punishments, not just rewards.
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Who will protect the public when the police violate the law?
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I have been writing since I was a kid. I also traveled a good deal for my work and did extended stays in places like Geneva.
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The kids know me from 'Babe,' but usually it is 'L.A. Confidential' that people remember, which was the second film I did. I have worked with some really good people and the films that I've done for the most part have been good.
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Some British actors are snobby about telly, and I don't understand that.
