John Hurt Quotes
Also the wonderful thing about film, you can see light at the end of the tunnel. You did realise that it is going to come to an end at some stage.
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I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
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When I grow older and less popular, there will come a time when I have to shoot films on low budgets.
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I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.
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I figure this current era of history is the one with the best chance of quality of life for a black, female, disabled, middle-aged, queer person who's most comfortable not fitting in. The odds still aren't great, mind you. But I'll take my chances with the 21st century.
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If the British Isles had an official vegetable, it would have to be the potato.
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Unlike fashion, art isn't applied. It doesn't have to serve anybody. It doesn't have to be there for any other reason than to give an impression of what the world is about.
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You don't need to raise taxes on rich people, because they create capitalization and investment. But you need to tax speculation - meaning capital gains.
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Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.
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I feel like I'm not the greatest general manager in the history of general managers, but I do OK, and I'm learning as I go. I try to just do my best with it.
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There's an awful lot of terrible television which I could do, but I mostly stick to Have I Got News for You.
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The interesting thing about London is that there are always stylish surprises around every corner.
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I'm a little bit of a control freak.
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For the strikers, we have more freedom, and even when we lose the ball, if we press together, we can get it back, and it is good system for Chelsea.
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I read my first book on Woodrow Wilson at age 15, and I was hooked.
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I believe in content, and I go accordingly.
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Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.
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From time immemorial, man has desired to comprehend the complexity of nature in terms of as few elementary concepts as possible.
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The flute was an alternative to being a small fish in an increasingly bigger pool filled with a number of great guitar players.
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I'm basically an optimist because I do think there's this historical modernisation process, and by and large it's been very beneficial to people. But there are blips. History doesn't proceed in a linear way.
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The comic and the tragic lie inseparably close, like light and shadow.
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I love Jo Malone. I got the Orange Blossom scent as a gift many years ago, and I fell in love with it. It's very light, natural, sweet. It's there but not that obvious.
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Of the twelve companions of Thorin, ten remained. Fili and Kili had fallen defending him with shield and body, for he was their mother’s elder brother.
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Also the wonderful thing about film, you can see light at the end of the tunnel. You did realise that it is going to come to an end at some stage.
