John Rhys-Davies Quotes
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I know so many people who are so much better at it than I am, and I think I'm a goofier person rather than a serious, dramatic actress, so I probably belong in comedy.
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My father in the film - which we probably haven't seen in previous movies, and in British Asian movies you could probably count on one hand - he says exactly why, actually why he's frightened for his daughter. He came to this country, England, and had a bit of a crappy time.
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The system of idolatry, invented by modern christianity, far surpasses in absurdity anything that we have ever heard of.
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This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.
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If you were to ask me what I want to do – I don't want to be a celebrity, I want to make a difference.
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I did accents and funny voices for the family when I was growing up.
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If you are explaining, you are losing.
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Before we start filming, I have a strong idea of the look and the feel that I want to create, and I'm happy to explore any means that will help me achieve that.
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Whenever someone says something bad about you, just confront them on it and just be a man and own up to it. If you said something you shouldn t have said, and it's important to somebody you need to talk to, you need to go talk to them. Be a man. Step up.
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Also, there are now new laws in Brazil which create incentives for Argentine and Latin American films to be premiered and distributed in Brazil and vice versa.
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When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good.
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I visited the Pentagon a few days after September 11, and I still remember so vividly the smell of terror surrounding the entire building and complex. I was angry that such a brutal act of violence was committed against innocent people.
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You cannot get an A if you're afraid of getting an F.
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There's such an emphasis on having a character be likable. I don't think it would be helpful if I worried about that. I mean, not everyone's likable.
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I'm an entrepreneur first and a wine critic second.
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Defending Congressional authority should not be a partisan issue.
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'What harm have the trees done them?' he said. 'Must they punish the grass for their own faults? Men are savages, who would set a land afire because they have a quarrel with other men.'
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Poverty is a soft pedal upon the branches of human activity, not excepting the spiritual.
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They're also surprised I'm only 6 feet tall. They expect someone much bigger. They say I'm younger and prettier in person, which I like.
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I've tried to avoid labels, but they always find you.
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I think to be creative you have to resist taking the easy path.
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Seeing people ahead of time and getting acquainted with the space you're playing in is important to getting comfortable in that place.
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I'm a little smarter than most.
