Jessica Raine Quotes
I've been thinking recently about all the qualities you need in order to be an actor. First and foremost, you've got to have a thick skin and give out an 'I don't give a monkey's what you think' kind of vibe, while at the same time really caring what everyone thinks. You've got to be tough and sensitive at the same time.
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We have groups that do that, but I can't rap with the mentality of an 18 year old when I'm in my 30's.
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I have said many times that most people work all their life to retire to play golf, while I played golf all my life to retire to work. I enjoy working. It has kept me young and on the move, and I have had a good time with it.
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Smaller wrestlers are built for more exciting matches.
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I'm not trying to be coy or manipulative or Machiavellian, I want to spark people's imaginations.
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I actually like to sing on 'Rock Band.' I prefer to take the mic.
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Comedians do movies and TV so that when they tour, they sell out. That's the goal: To get popular enough so the place is packed.
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I started off singing in church as a child. The sound of voices coming together, that was my first moment of touching something outside of myself.
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There aren't many athletes who follow their hearts. They choose to go somewhere to win more and earn more money. They're like gypsies.
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I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.
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In my job I meet many outstanding, world class, British based companies. But we need more companies and more jobs in the companies we have.
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Democracy requires common ground on which all can stand, but that ground is sinking beneath our feet, and democracy may be going down the sinkhole with it.
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I didn't want to do movies with hundreds of camels crossing the desert followed by tanks and this and that.
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I've had money thrown onstage, dollars, couple of five-dollar bills. I took the money, but it wasn't much.
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In social matters, pointless conventions are not merely the bee sting of etiquette, but the snake bite of moral order.
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It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough.
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These days, everything is magnified very quickly by the media - the slightest slip can turn into a catastrophe.
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Richard Nixon was the best thing that ever happened to journalism. I mean this guy was wonderful. Just when you thought he could get no worse, he got worse.
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In recent years, the government has lost more than five million fingerprints from government employees. They have lost hundreds of millions of credit numbers from financial institutions. This problem is happening more and more and more. And the only way we can protect ourselves is to make phones more and more secure.
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I made 'St. Nick' on a 30-page outline. 'Aint' Them Bodies Saints' was a full-bodied script, but it still had a lot of room for improvisation. There were scenes that weren't there on the page - just a sentence saying something happens. I was like, 'We'll figure this out when we shoot it.'
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The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
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Nitric oxide was known for destroying things.
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When I came back to power, Georgia was completely isolated on the international stage.
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What is music about? You can't listen to one era, one composer, and know what music is about.
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I've been thinking recently about all the qualities you need in order to be an actor. First and foremost, you've got to have a thick skin and give out an 'I don't give a monkey's what you think' kind of vibe, while at the same time really caring what everyone thinks. You've got to be tough and sensitive at the same time.
