Sacha Baron Cohen Quotes
I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.
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It's a fact that kids watch TV. But if you think back, when you watched cowboy movies, you would go out and play cowboys. TV and movies motivate people.
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You'll probably find most models are incredibly insecure about their bodies.
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When you're younger they always try to get you to do every ninny role that's going.
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There was a strange atmosphere on the set because we were filming in this large house, which was used for troubled children. You'd go in and find walls had been burnt down. The building was charged with this history and it stayed with us throughout the filming.
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You either get better, or you don't progress.
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I think that I have self esteem issues, really. If you really analyse it... People who really like me I have no interest in. The unattainable is always that I want to attain.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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When you are the invisible man to the head coach, the only option is to head for the exit.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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You don't just become number one because you sing like everybody else. There is something different you bring to the table. Make sure you are constantly getting into the newest technologies. Learn the history of what you do, and always respect the ones who came before you.
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The thing a drama school can't give you is instinct. It can sharpen instinct but that can't be taught, and you have to have intuition. It's an essential ingredient.
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Being bi-racial and being from the country, I can talk to guys like Travis Frederick from Wisconsin and Doug Free from Wisconsin. And then I can go over and talk to Dez Bryant. I mean, think about the two different standpoints you need to have a real conversation with both, to really understand what they've been through.
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You can always make peace with an F-16 in your pocket.
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I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.
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For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats.
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Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of science without philosophy of science is blind.
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I guess when I first started speaking with an American accent, there's a tendency to create a caricature of the accent because you just exaggerate the pieces that stand out to you.
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If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.
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Some people are instantly brilliant. The Kenneth Branaghs of this world are ready-formed actors at 23 - he has used his success in lots of different ways - but there are people out there for whom acting is: 'Ooh, I can get on the telly and be famous.'
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I really hated school. I had the feeling I was losing a lot of time.
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Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of conformity in our lifetime.
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If, however, economic ambitions are good servants, they are bad masters.
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There are certain things that Americans expect their government to do. Our infrastructure is vitally important. Putting people back to work with construction is important. Our roads, our bridges, our sewers, our waterways, our dams - this is what makes our country so special.
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I think if you come from a history of persecution you have to develop a sense of humour.
