John Hurt Quotes
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.
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We were these arty punks from Hollywood. I considered myself an intellectual.
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What is Norah Jones' style? Is it just the albums that we've heard? She has a rock group where she plays guitar in, downtown in New York, so do we really know her style?
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You know, I've sold a lot of bad movies in my time.
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I don't know that on-demand sports is remarkably better than live sports.
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There's not some idea I'm going to create a work that's going to change everybody's consciousness.
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Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender.
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A lot of people I make music with are really talented and it doesn't stop at one instrument.
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Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.
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In rough times, pathfinders rely on work, friends, humor and prayer. They develop a support network.
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I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.
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I've seen articles suggesting that Wal-Mart buys at prices lower than our competitors', and that this gives Wal-Mart an unfair advantage. I don't believe it... What we hear is concern that in some circumstances, Wal-Mart may actually be paying more than our competitors.
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She looked at me penetratingly. So I suppose you can figure out what happened next.
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A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!
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There's always a version of me who is the narrator. And I make myself look better than other people.
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I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
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Man's nature is fundamentally good, or perhaps it is neither good nor evil. In any case, man is something to work on. We must hold fast to this fact - man is something to work on.
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Part of an actor's job is to draw up a back story.
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And if that is the Foremast, what do you think that sail might be called, Mr. Wheeler?" "The Foresail?" "Very good, Mr. Wheeler, and the next one up would be called..." ..."The Next Sail, Sir?" "Alas, no, Mr. Wheeler.
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You don't have any communication between the Israelis and the Iranians. You have all sorts of local triggers for conflict. Having countries act on a hair trigger - where they can't afford to be second to strike - the potential for a miscalculation or a nuclear war through inadvertence is simply too high.
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I have the deepest respect for Eva Gabrielsson and all she has gone through, but I also know that I make maybe her sad, and I am sad about that, but I make so many other people happy.
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I think fame makes people a bit nervous.
