Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman Quotes
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I always tell young actors to have a back-up. You don't want to find yourself at the age of 30 still struggling to make a living out of acting.
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You can think what you like of Madonna - about her political choices and her PR - but you have to respect her courage not to let the critics stop her exploring her potential.
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I never thought I was a very good manager.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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I have a lot of connection to Pataudi. I have spent a lot of time there and I love the place very much, but at no point, do I consider myself a Nawab.
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Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtasked.
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I'm terribly, horribly shy.
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Ben Rome was a perfectionist. He checked every letter that went out to make sure the English was correct.
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Using simple equipment and daylight alone is for me a pleasure and a replenishment.
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I'm not having to go outside and switch the role model hat on. It's me, and it's important for me to leave that legacy to help inspire younger players because I didn't have a role model growing up.
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As an actor, you try and be cool, but one of the reasons you become an actor is because you're a film fan. And then you're like, 'Oh my God, Ridley Scott just spoke to me!'
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I never storyboard. I hate it. I don't understand why so many directors want to make comic strips of their films.
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I'm a cliche.
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Globalisation has powered economic growth in developing countries such as China. Global logistics, low domestic production costs, and strong consumer demand have let the country develop strong export-based manufacturing, making the country the workshop of the world.
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The most profound lessons about journalism I've learned have been taught to me by the people I've covered.
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It's like freedom of speech - they can't tell you not to do it. When no one will put you on at a club or venue, you can go to the street, just start singing, and get a lot of good feedback from people as they walk by. I got really good at lip reading and seeing if a song is working. It was a good way to start.
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The legal principle placing the burden of proof on accusers rather than the accused can be traced back to Second and Third Century Roman jurist, Julius Paulus Prudentissimus. Yet, this ancient concept, which forms the legal and moral cornerstone of the American judicial system, is quickly being undermined in the name of 'national security.'
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If you can laugh, you can get through it. In our house, we laugh a lot.
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I've always loved the idea of not being what people expect me to be.
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The greatest challenge to most innovation centers around the world is many nations' punitive attitudes towards failure. In most of the world, if your first business fails, no one will work with you again. But, trial and error is the genesis of innovation.
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I'm the opposite of the character in my novel: I've become more right-wing as I've got older.
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I don't want to be considered a leader based on what people think goes on in the clubhouse.
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I am fascinated by women. They're as close as we men get to experiencing 'the other.' The challenge for me was to know and accept fully formed, powerful women.
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You can put an extra coat of paint on a jalopy, but it's still a jalopy.
