John Galsworthy Quotes
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My father in the film - which we probably haven't seen in previous movies, and in British Asian movies you could probably count on one hand - he says exactly why, actually why he's frightened for his daughter. He came to this country, England, and had a bit of a crappy time.
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I'm shy. I am. I mean, if I get around, you know, in a room of a bunch of people especially I - you know, I don't know or - it takes me a while to warm up. I'm - and the real me, I'm not as witty as, you know, as the comic Wanda. The comic, she's had time to work on some things.
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The more people pointed at me in scorn the more stubborn I got and when they began calling me the Bad Girl of West Seattle High, I tried to live up to it.
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I bought the rights to this book, 'The Ploughmen,' by a Montana writer named Kim Zupan, and I've written the screenplay, and I really feel pretty strong about it. It's really hauntingly beautiful. It's got some suspense and great drama, but it's a real character thing.
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We will see about Obama's legacy. I still think the historical nature of his candidacy will be the biggest part of his legacy.
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I have always found myself playing the hero, but I love villains. Villains have more fun.
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Sometimes the characters develop almost without your knowing it. You find them doing things you hadn't planned on, and then I have to go back to page 42 and fix things. I'm not recommending it as a way to write. It's very sloppy, but it works for me.
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I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone.
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I'm an economist, not a political scientist.
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I chase after inspiring stories.
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I know that there are millions of Americans who are content with their health care coverage - they like their plan and, most importantly, they value their relationship with their doctor.
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The great secret of a successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters.
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Formerly government was the responsibility of people; now people were the responsibility of government.
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I wanted to take on my full name, which was sort of a crazy thing to do considering that we're in Hollywood.
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What's the point anyway - Of suffering, dying? It teaches us to live, boy. A man who does not struggle does not live, he survives.
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The territorial aristocracy of former ages was either bound by law, or thought itself bound by usage, to come to the relief of its serving-men and to relieve their distresses. But the manufacturing aristocracy of our age first impoverishes and debases the men who serve it and then abandons them to be supported by the charity of the public.
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Man makes a death which Nature never made.
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'Cause a costume can be comfortableIt can make you feel more beautifulIt can even make you look like someone elseBut it's still you, so there's nothing you can doLike a bad habit, the one you couldn't kick, there it always isAnd it's nothing that no doctor's gonna fix.
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My first thought was always a cigarette. It still is, but I haven't cheated.
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Anyone serious about playing indoor, you should play outdoor.
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Many a man may thank his talent for his rank, but no man has ever been able to return the compliment by thanking his rank for his talent.
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Hollywood has lost touch with their audience a long time ago.
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Harvard meant a lot in my writing life from the beginning, even though I didnt actually do much composition on the spot.
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Beginnings are always messy.
