Jesse Spencer Quotes
When I was doing 'Neighbours,' I was aiming to go to university, then go to med school, but I realised I could make a better living from acting.
Quotes to Explore
-
I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
-
I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge.
-
I think punditry serves no purpose.
-
In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis.
-
My first album was completed in three months.
-
From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.
-
I haven't only been offered Hasidic roles.
-
Vanity can create a very cruel space for you if you don't know how to manage it.
-
To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
-
The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
-
The public needs to know - they need to know as much about atrial fibrillation as they do about cancer and diabetes.
-
I'm not going to be a ten or twelve grand-slam winner. It's not going to happen.
-
For very long, I wasn't able to find a place for myself in movies. After my initial success, I didn't know how to capitalise on it.
-
We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.
-
I love a mask. It's why I've got a thing about good writing. When you're acting, you're going into someone else's work. You're behind his words; it's not you.
-
There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.
-
Sometimes I see through things when people are talking. I'm really sensitive to other people, so I can tell if somebody's putting on a front.
-
My father was one of the greatest professional bowlers of all time. Seriously. Billy Hardwick: PBA Hall of Fame, Player of the Year in '63 and '69, and the first winner of the triple crown of bowling, among other things.
-
I am a great enthusiast and early adopter of technology, but sometimes I wonder whether the inexorable integration of technology in our lives could diminish some of our quintessential human capacities, such as compassion and cooperation.
-
I remember being taught in school that you would underline things that you liked. I remember just underlining everything as a kid, thinking, 'This has all gotta be important!' I would just underline the whole thing!
-
Even schools for Negroes, then, are places where they must be convinced of their inferiority.
-
Mysticism is the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one.
-
When I was doing 'Neighbours,' I was aiming to go to university, then go to med school, but I realised I could make a better living from acting.
