John Gregory Dunne Quotes
I call myself a harp because I like the sound of the word - it is short, sharp, and abusive.
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It's just such an honor to say that I was in something by Steven Spielberg. I feel so blessed I got to meet such great people, and I got to go to a beautiful place, Vancouver, and I had a great time.
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When I was very little my mother said I used to draw in the air with my fingers. I needed a pencil. Once I could hold one, I have drawn every day since.
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There's nothing as exciting as a comeback - seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance.
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No one is more enslaved than a slave who doesn't think they're enslaved.
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Maybe one of the only things I do well: I cook like a maniac! I would be a chef if I weren't an actor.
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It's quite fun to mess with the human voice. It's quite special in the sense that the voice is the #1 instrument that we can connect with; it doesn't sound too alien. I think that's the key is to find the line between sounding human and sounding robotic. That's an area that I like to explore a lot.
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I would like to be a polyglot.
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There is inspiration all around us.
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I've written for every medium except poetry, at which I suck.
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Do I love the road? Honestly? No - but it's how I earn my living. I also don't have the blues, like it's some kind of fever. The blues is my job. It's what I do.
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I am honoured and excited to be taking on the role of chairman of the British Fashion Council.
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When I'm not surfing or sailing, I am to be found at the harbour working on my boat.
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It's really hard to compete with Apple on pure coolness, and if you do, you're probably going to use some of the things they pioneered.
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I'm not an academic, but I've always loved poetry since I've been small.
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It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it.
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I never wanted to do Shakespeare; I never liked watching it, it's always frightened me, and I've never been any good at it. But I really wanted to work with the director Tim Carroll and Mark Rylance.
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I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.
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I'm a huge sushi fan. I have it every couple of days.
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Farrah Fawcett had courage, she had strength, and she had faith.
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There's a certain point in chemistry and in calculus where I reached the end of my abilities, and I realized, 'This is where I'm stupid.'
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Before you build a better mousetrap, it helps to know if there are any mice out there.
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I need something to do when I'm not working, or I crawl up the walls. So I've just taken up kung fu. I was looking for some kind of calming, relaxing activity. I tried yoga, but it wasn't really me.
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Away with the idea of getting independence first, and looking for liberty afterwards... Our liberties, once lost, may be lost forever.
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I call myself a harp because I like the sound of the word - it is short, sharp, and abusive.
