Matthew Vaughn Quotes
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There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.
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There are people who think I should be using the position of secretary of state simply to weigh the scales on the side of my own party. I just don't accept that, and it would not be proper.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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I've really been writing a lot of country songs. I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind,' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.
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Muzzle a dog and he will bark out of the other end.
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I think success happens when it's supposed to and when you can appreciate it. I am grateful that it didn't happen for me at 22 or 23. I would've been foolish enough to think that we're all entitled to it, instead of it being the divine blessing that it is.
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I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.
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I acted when I was a real little kid. My mother was an actress in a Miami theater company comprised of actors from Cuba like her and I was the default kid.
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The European Union will continue to fully support multilateral global governance based on international law, human rights, and strong international institutions.
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I try to shut out ideas about why you should do things. Trying to do good architecture and really designing a career? There's some attention to be paid to that, but I don't think it's everything.
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I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.
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Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.
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I'm very much against war; I'm very much against terrorism of any kind. I find terrorism to be one of the most appalling things that can exist in society.
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I do just genuinely believe Chris Hemsworth is a 6'3, more muscular version of me. And more handsome, but I try.
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We think of stars as celestial beings. And once in a while, they smile at us from the pages of 'People' magazine.
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My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're bankrupt.
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It's better to be skinny than to be fat.
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Nobody can take what I love away from me. I would like to believe that love is the only energy I've ever used as a writer. I've never written out of anger, although anger has informed love.
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Horror will always be there, it always comes back, it's a familiar genre that some people, not everyone - it's sort of the cinema anchovies. You either like it or you don't.
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You can over-think things. If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it and do it honestly. I also don't learn things for auditions, because I feel like it's just a test of memorising rather than being real.
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My main piece of advice would be don't worry about being published - just write a really good book, but also don't be afraid to write a bad book. Give yourself permission to fail, and don't be afraid.
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You can't please everyone... If you make a good movie, that's all that matters.
