Ian McShane Quotes
There's only two kinds of actors - good ones and bad ones... and lucky ones and unlucky ones.
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I think, doing a first film, at some point you get halfway through, and you wonder, 'Is this is good enough to define who I am for the coming decade?'
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I was a little, uh, incorrigible as a kid, so the kitchen was a good place to give me structure and balance. It taught me hard work, but then I grew to love it.
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I think the important thing we have to remember about football in this country is that it is very vibrant, and it's very good to watch, not only in the flesh but also on TV, because our stadiums are full.
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I've been snowboarding my whole life. My wife's really good, and I just try to keep up with her.
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Actors in general have some place in them that can be sensitive and easily damaged: not damaged in a bad way, but insecurity, because that's what it breeds, especially in females and female-lead types.
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As you get older, you overthink and can talk yourself out of anything. It's good to be a bit reckless and experimental.
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The fact of the matter is, it's hard to find good movies, period.
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In tennis, you can have a bad set and still win. The part of track cycling that is difficult to find in other sports is that it's so final; there's no second chance if you make a mistake.
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I used to have this lucky rock and I used to always have to rub it three times before I competed.
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You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants.
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I love a good fight and I think a bad fight can ruin a movie. I really do.
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Acting doesn't feel good. It's not comfortable to feel all this stuff, it's not.
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No one ever said movies are for developing your range. Hardly anyone gets that opportunity. Which is why I think the stage is so good. It's less bread, but you can play different types, and you can initiate your own projects.
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But it is no good using the tongs of reason to pull the Fundamentalists' chestnuts out of the fire of contradiction. Their real troubles lie elsewhere.
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I hired Tina Fey for 'SNL,' which was certainly a good match. She took off right away there.
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It's my firm intention to whop cancer into submission and I truly believe I've given myself the best start possible by radically overhauling my diet and by staying true to my motto, which is: Don't worry, be happy, feel good. The first thing I did when I was diagnosed was to turn vegan.
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In a politically diverse nation, only by finding that common ground can we achieve results for the common good.
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When you are just starting out with an online business, there's a good chance that you'll be making several mistakes. Because of the mistakes that can be made with starting an online business, many people decide to quit or think that online businesses are just a scam.
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Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.
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It seems to me I spent my life in car pools, but you know, that's how I kept track of what was going on.
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The day that you walk out in front of 30,000 people and don't get nervous is probably the day to give it up. It's inspiring to be a little terrified.
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Salacious? I suppose every once in a while the salacious thing is not a bad thing. It's kind of monochromatic if that's all you do.
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I am the primitive of the method I have invented.
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There's only two kinds of actors - good ones and bad ones... and lucky ones and unlucky ones.
