Peter Mayhew Quotes
With Star Wars fans, there's so much enthusiasm, and it's a completely different generation now.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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It's an honor to live on a legacy, getting to do what we love to do and try to be the best musicians that we can possibly be.
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The lurking suspicion that something could be simplified is the world's richest source of rewarding challenges.
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I've always been excited by rotoscoping, the technique used in films like 'Waking Life,' which fuses animation with real-life emotion. It seemed like it was a process ripe for innovation.
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The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout modern history, gays had thought of themselves as something like a mental illness or maybe a sin or a crime. Gay liberation allowed us to make the leap to being a 'minority group,' which made life much easier.
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Sex appeal is in the workplace every day of the week. I'm not saying that's the only calling card, but it's a whole crayon box.
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From early morning to late at night, it's such an interesting life, and I'm healthy and free, and that's not so easy with a family.
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It really is, to see that this kind of music is still so popular.
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Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.
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That is the effect of my sculptures in the public domain: people are making contact with each other again.
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However, we still have the problem of free travel and movement, since the Travel Documents issued by UNMIK as the substitute to passports, are not fully recognized yet by all countries.
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Ember Moon is extremely talented, and Daria, from Tough Enough, she's very unique and cool. The fans are going to get behind her. As for Asuka, she is phenomenal.
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I never met a poor person who wanted to soak the rich; they want to get rich.
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Love is just such a crucial, wonderful thing, and if you are lucky enough to find somebody who genuinely loves you, grab that person and hold on to that person, and nothing else matters.
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I love to run, and I actually run quite a bit.
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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we're hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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What happens in the music business is that if you step out of your little spot to do something else, the sand falls right into where you stood and you're gone, you're history.
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Heart of America is a movie I'm very proud of. The young actors are great and the story has impact.
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I kind of think we sort of subconsciously draw things into our lives, whatever we're trying to work through.
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I think I'm a very sentimental person. Conscious or not, that's what draws me to the kind of films I want to make.
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As a child in the rural district of Penal I remember sharing meals from the same pot with neighbours of different racial, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds.
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I love using hummus as centerpiece and then making different containers of vegetables for fun dipping.
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I love so many different genres. I love crime films - and unusual coming-of-age pieces.
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With Star Wars fans, there's so much enthusiasm, and it's a completely different generation now.
