John Philpot Curran Quotes
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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What we do is nothing like the portrayal of badminton as a gentle game played in a church hall. Badminton can be fun and relaxing, but as professionals, this sport is our heart and soul and passion, and our games are fast and aggressive.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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An Editor becomes kind of your mother. You expect love and encouragement from an Editor.
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Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.
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Making music is fantastic.
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I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody every really spoke different on that. But a lot of fighters thought I was good so.
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I would never go to a gym. How could I do it? So I tried to do it in my house and it doesn't work.
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I got a manager, and I thought, since I was going out on auditions, I should do this for a living. Then there was this moment on set when I realized I was having a lot of fun, and I really wanted to do this forever.
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It may be that Tolstoy and Virginia Woolf were sitting around fretting about their Amazon reviews or their pre-pub whatever, but I kind of doubt it. I don't think that's how the work probably got made.
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Nothing surprises me when it comes to people in the entertainment business.
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My brother was a big marathoner. He was a great collegiate runner at Beloit College. He won his conference's races, and he did tons of marathons. I would go out and run with him every once in a while just to hang out with him.
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You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.
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I like naturally occurring film grain, and what happens to film when it's under- and over-exposed.
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A geek isn't the skinny kid with a pocket protector and acne. There can be computer geeks, video game geeks, car geeks, military geeks, and sports geeks. Being a geek just means that you're passionate about something.
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The modern minds in each generation are the critics who preserve us from a petrifying world, who will not leave us to walk undisturbed in the ways of our fathers.
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Shaw presumes that his friend Stalin has everything under control. Well, Stalin may have made special arrangements to see that Shaw comes to no harm, but the rest of us in Western Europe do not feel quite so sure of our fate, especially those of us who do not share Shaw's curious admiration for dictators.
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I play in a band called 'Moi non plus' with some friends.
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The resentment of discipline of any kind will warp the whole life away from God's purpose.
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I've learned to keep your mouth shut even when something bad is going on. You never know how someone is going to take something you say. You have to bite the bullet.
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In this administration, a place can be found for every bad man.
