Johann Lamont Quotes
My biggest ambition is to bring together what happens in the real world with what politicians talk about.
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When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!
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We're at maybe 1% of what is possible. Despite the faster change, we're still moving slow relative to the opportunities we have. I think a lot of that is because of the negativity... Every story I read is Google vs someone else. That's boring. We should be focusing on building the things that don't exist.
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When you fall in love, you become weak.
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Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.
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There are some movies you do for the character; there are some movies you do for the people.
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The father figure doesn't impress me. I have a very friendly relationship with my father, but that wasn't always the case. My mother had custody, and I only saw him every other weekend. I never knew him well enough for him to inspire me.
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I love anything to do with history.
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Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.
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There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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With disadvantages enough to bring him to humility, a Scotsman is one of the proudest things alive.
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If you wanted to build an Internet startup in 2005, you had to buy your own servers and hire someone to manage it. Now, that's unheard of.
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It is a political thriller. It's very action packed and it's very exciting, but at the same time it's a very big soulful love story about longing and loss. They're not separate, they're completely dependent on one another.
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I would really love to collaborate with Gwen Stefani and M.I.A.; artists that kind of make sense with me vocally. And in terms of style, I'm a very visual artist. I really love Pharell. I love people that really care about drums, and I like beat-heavy.
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In terms of my career, I am glad about the steps and moves that I have made. Because I would not want to blame anyone else but myself if anything goes wrong.
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We're in very bad trouble if we don't understand the planet we're trying to save.
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I wasn't a great debater.
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What makes America special is that people come here, assimilate and become American with all of the rights and responsibilities citizenship bestows.
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Man, Farmville is so huge! Do you realize it's the second-biggest browser-based social-networking-centered farming game in the world?
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When I read the script of 'The Wall,' I saw how much different the war looks from the point of view of a soldier fighting it.
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Seeming and being are not one and the same.
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Who wants to go beyond the Bojador Must go beyond pain.
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You know I vowed when I became President not to talk about the loneliest toughest job in the world and I didn't.
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My biggest ambition is to bring together what happens in the real world with what politicians talk about.
