Maxine Peake Quotes
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You set your goals to a point where they're attainable, but far enough away that you have to really go get them. And every year I push my goals a little bit farther away, and every year I work a little bit harder to get them.
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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I'm training and preparing because nothing is predictable in boxing. I'm preparing for those rounds, and if it happens that I get a shot, whatever advantage I have, I will be ready for 12 rounds.
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I don't think I've ever sent a text to Gordon Brown because I'm confident that he would absolutely have no idea how to receive it. He barely managed to master WordPerfect 4.1.
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People who make no mistakes lack boldness and the spirit of adventure. They are the brakes on the wheels of progress.
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Civilization is merely an advance in taste: accepting, all the time, nicer things, and rejecting nasty ones.
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For me, clean fuels translates into cleaner air for Oregonians. I think that's a good thing.
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I don't care about the quality of the film as a whole, but I loved 'Salt.' I loved it!
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I wanted to live the life, a different life. I didn't want to go to the same place every day and see the same people and do the same job. I wanted interesting challenges.
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Pictures must not be too picturesque.
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The great opportunity belongs to him who can see it, to him who can grasp it. The better part of your chance is right inside of you.
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I don't work out and be healthy and want a strong body because I want to look good in a bikini. I do all of those things for me and for my health. I'm not going on the cover of 'Maxim' and 'FHM' because that's not me.
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Cinema and the arts invite viewers to focus on a story and, in doing so, peel away its layers and peer into the depths of the human soul.
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I have this data bank garbage can in the back of my head that is an emotional collection of events that have occurred in my life.
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I'm just trying to approach what I make with as much respect and research as I can, and just make it with a good heart.
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I am deeply immersed in my medical work, and it can get very intense, but I believe that the connection and devotion is key. You can not work on diseases as devastating and deadly as Lassa and Ebola without complete trust and respect for the individuals with whom you work. My lab and colleagues are just extraordinary, and we are a family.
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Quirky is what a guy would call a girl he doesn't understand.
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I did two or three plays every summer.
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Some of these pro-drug messages come from popular culture.
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God can have our money and not have our hearts, but He cannot have our hearts without having our money.
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I think any journalist who spends time in a place realizes that there are lots of stories around beyond their primary story. You meet so many interesting people and have all kinds of experiences.
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We have all of us the two natures - the brother and the sister! Not one of us is quite woman - not one of us is all man!
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One hates to be absolute, but in my view, there is no such thing as humane meat.
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Sometimes the darker the work, the more fun you can have.
