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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I like to write a joke without any fat on it. The shorter the better. I cater for people with ADD, basically.
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Strong communities are built around local, real food. Food we trust to nourish our bodies, the farmer and planet.
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When a heretic wishes to avoid martyrdom he speaks of 'Orthodoxy, True and False' and demonstrates that the True is his heresy.
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This is really bad to admit but, you know, when you put your name in Google to see how many credits it's got by your name or something. So you put in 'Dolly Wells' and suddenly it goes 'Dolly Wells Feet' or something.
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Drugs, alcohol and ego. They are a bad mix.
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In this administration, a place can be found for every bad man.
