Jo Brand Quotes
I used to get nervous about three weeks before a gig... now I've managed to condense it down to a manageable ten minutes.
Quotes to Explore
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The only thing worse than an active conscience is one that's retroactive.
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If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken.
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One of the things I love about acting is that I can enter into these other people's lives. But going back to being me at the end of the day is very important, too. That process of remembering who I am.
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I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.
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Grandfather was an old-fashioned pharmacist who never ceased venting his resentment at the growing number of retail items the drugstore had to carry, and he would go into periods of fearful rage when the subject of chain stores was raised.
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The United States of America became the envy of the world because we welcomed the best and brightest minds from anywhere on the planet and gave them the opportunity to succeed.
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Actors don't have real value.
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Accordingly the Northern races of Europe found their inspiration in the Bible; and the enthusiasm for it has not yet quite faded away.
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Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
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The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.
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I think to just single out a highlight of Elvis's career is pretty much impossible. As far as being a fan of his, a lifetime fan, there were just too many highlights.
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I've been acting since age 8. I just stopped enjoying it as much as I used to.
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When I read the script and saw the jazz music setting, and when I read the name of the filmmaker was Damien Chazelle, I immediately got this mental image of Antoine Fuqua.
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Sometime early in life, I developed the notion - one which I have never relinquished - that writing a novel is the very finest thing a person can do.
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The ability to convince people of the wackiest notions - and both parties can do it - it's part of the dumbing down of America that's really highly problematic.
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Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
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I don't want to be in 'Expendables 5.' You can keep those kind of movies.
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I know me. I only have brothers, and I know that I would do anything for them, and I would back them up to the ends of the Earth.
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Selena is my angel. She is my biggest inspiration. Being from San Antonio, Texas, I really feel that connection to her because she had a lot of performances and a lot of her most iconic performances in San Antonio. Back in my hometown, we love her. We all, as a community, celebrate her and adore her. We keep her memory alive.
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And so I look back on not just the last ten years but everything that I've done as being sort of an ongoing growing continual film school. I mean I don't think I've got to a point where I've achieved anything that feels like, a particular milestone, but there's still a lot more to learn and hopefully a lot more films to make.
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I think we have too much history. It’s not so important. I think people should have fun and enjoy their own time. I haven’t done much, so why should I waste people’s memory?'
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I used to get nervous about three weeks before a gig... now I've managed to condense it down to a manageable ten minutes.
