Bryan Batt Quotes
My favorite song as a boy was definitely 'Downtown' recorded by Petula Clark. I still love it! And the original cast recording of 'Gypsy'; I played my mother's cast recordings until there was no vinyl left.
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The purpose of armed struggle is not simply to kill... its purpose is to reach a political goal.
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If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
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Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.
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I wish more people felt that photography was an adventure the same as life itself and felt that their individual feelings were worth expressing. To me, that makes photography more exciting.
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When I was a kid, I would come home from school, throw my bag, go out to play. My daughter comes home from school, throws her bag, goes to play, but sitting in front of the computer because their definition of play has changed. They don't go out to play. They play on the computer with their friends.
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A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come close together.
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I hardly ever write when I'm just feeling great.
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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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I am all in favor of growing the American economy and engaging in trade with the world, but not at the expense of American workers. The North American Free Trade Agreement is a perfect example of this. Ask the textile workers of North Carolina how NAFTA worked out for them - if you can find any.
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Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences.
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Ergo, because of the money problem, it is probable that our orchestras will soon go down in quality.
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I think a great athlete transcends eras.
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My brother is really, really slow.
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Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the emotional bristle secretly reserved for either sire.
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I admire an actor that can do a lot with doing nothing really, for the most part. I like doing a lot by doing so little.
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The delights of self-discovery are always available.
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I knew what kind of actor I was going to be, and I looked for inspiration to people like Alec Guinness, Cyril Cusack, Timothy Spall and Jim Broadbent. I looked at them and thought, 'They play human beings as they really are.'
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I never put out a history, I put out a dramatic history.
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Somehow in the 20th Century an idea has developed that music is an activity or skill which is not comprehensible to the man in the street. This is an arrogant assertion and not necessarily a true one.
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The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly, or mean.
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My mother is extremely interested in everything esoteric.
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Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. I'm interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. I'm interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books.
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With respect to their safety, derivatives, for the most part, are traded among very sophisticated financial institutions and individuals who have considerable incentive to understand them and to use them properly.
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My favorite song as a boy was definitely 'Downtown' recorded by Petula Clark. I still love it! And the original cast recording of 'Gypsy'; I played my mother's cast recordings until there was no vinyl left.
