Genevieve O'Reilly Quotes
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We need more people working in the publishing industry itself who are people of colour.
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I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable.
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I look at 'Death Proof' and realize I had too much time.
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I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves.
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For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.
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I don't think at Pixar we'd ever make something that was too scary for general audiences.
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When you grow up on a dairy farm, cows don't take a day off. So you work every day and my dad always said, 'No one can outwork you.'
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I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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There should be a minimum on the air pressure but not a maximum. Every game, they're taking air out of the footballs I'm throwing, and I think that's a disadvantage for the way that I like them prepped.
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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Whenever I write a new song, it always happens when I come back from Europe or Egypt or something like that. It's always from travelling.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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I live in a constant state of hyperbole.
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We're under some gross misconception that we're a good species, going somewhere important, and that at the last minute we'll correct our errors and God will smile on us. It's delusion.
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I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that?
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I got the acting bug back because I felt like all of a sudden maybe after all these years, maybe I might have something to offer again. I walked away from it after 'Signs' because I just felt I was a bit stale and it wasn't ringing my bells, so I focused on directing, writing and producing.
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Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religion's imminent demise.
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My audience was my life. What I did and how I did it, was all for my audience.
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I used to spend a lot of time at football training, but that time was later spent in amateur acting classes and my local youth theatre, in plays at school and after-school clubs. That filled the void.
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To have strongly integrated managers who have a deep understanding of technology is a rare and difficult combination to build. You have to invest a lot in selecting and training these people.
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My goal has always been, from the time I was at drama school, about longevity.
