Jim McDermott Quotes
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I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.
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After having children, life becomes about living beyond yourself; about being bigger and better.
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There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations.
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My birthday is Feb. 11, and I'm both excited and not excited by it. You'll never be 15 again, and you really, really need to savor every day like it's your last.
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Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.
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I think management and technology all come into play in building a super-yacht. It is a challenge - a serious challenge.
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There's a melody in everything. And once you find the melody, then you connect immediately with the heart. Because sometimes English or Spanish, Swahili or any language gets in the way. But nothing penetrates the heart faster than the melody.
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I am the kind of person who is happy to be doing work. When I miss a 'Brahmotsavam' or an 'Autonagar Surya', I feel bad for a day, and that's all. I don't want to name the films I have missed, but it's true that those which I missed didn't do well.
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I don't think in terms of legacy or that kind of stuff. I've always thought that'll take care of itself if I did everything right on a day-to-day basis.
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As for sex, well, I mean sex is a perfectly respectable subject as far as Shakespeare is concerned. I mean, all history is love and violence.
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I don't know if I expected to be a captain of an All-Star team. It's pretty cool.
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Power to the peaceful.
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I was a singing disc jockey who heard every type of music there was - and loved it all.
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We dare not supress thoughts, but when they are expressed through violence, like the idea that power comes from the barrel of a gun, they must be dealt with and met accordingly.
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Never be afraid of the moments-thus sings the voice of the everlasting.
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A man really writes for an audience of about ten persons. Of course if others like it, that is clear gain. But if those ten are satisfied, he is content.
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C'est une maladie naturelle à l'homme de croire qu'il possède la vérité directement…
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What is a date, really, but a job interview that lasts all night? The only difference is there aren't many job interviews where there's a chance you'll end up naked at the end of it. 'Well, Bill, the boss thinks you're the right man for the job; why don't you strip down and meet some of the people you'll be working with?'
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My daughter emails me. When your daughter starts to email you instead of talk to you... It's horrible. You cannot forget human communication.
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Tough times never last, but tough people do. You might add, "You're tougher than you give yourself credit for."
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I get recognised in the street, but that's more from all the Scottish people who are down in Blackpool on their holidays.
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I spent a lot of time learning how to define myself internally rather than externally. I learned how to care less about external validation. I think that's given me a renewed confidence in speaking out loud. I kind of don't care what people think about me. I feel a lot more confident in saying what I believe.
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Having this other career in music made me work harder as an actress. It's made me more professional.
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You can make people do anything if they're afraid.
