John Scalzi Quotes
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The Resistance is a moral certainty, not a poetic one. The true poet never uses words in order to punish someone. His judgment belongs to a creative order; it is not formulated as a prophetic scripture.
Salvatore Quasimodo -
I do this acting thing mostly for myself. I like to make a connection and communicate with the audience to make myself feel less lonely. I also do it to develop my own character, so sometimes I do it to just be away in a certain area that I've never been to. But mostly, the story has to do something for me.
Carice van Houten -
I personally enjoy theatre, but preferably I do films so that I can reach up to maximum audience. If you want to give a serious message, it will reach out to maximum people through films. But through theatre, you can hardly reach out to about 3,000 audience at a time.
Om Puri -
I remember when I was little, much younger than I was when I started modeling, people always said, 'Oh, you should be a model.' But I didn't like people telling me what to do... But I didn't plan to transform into an actress, either. It just happened.
Tao Okamoto -
For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.
Haley Bennett -
I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
Yani Tseng
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If I give five flops, I won't get a job. You have to perform at the box office when you are at the top. No one is running a charity here. People are putting huge amounts of money to make movies, and they want the films to be successful. They have invested money in you, so it is your duty to make sure the film does well.
Abhishek Bachchan -
If a queen bee were crossed with a Friesian bull, would not the land flow with milk and honey?
Oliver St. John -
It is wonderful to say that your days behind a school desk are over. It's just another phase in your life.
Natalie du Toit -
My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.
Uzo Aduba -
I keep setting the bar higher for myself in terms of what I'm trying to accomplish.
G. Willow Wilson -
I give two hoots about being typecast. It's not in my hands.
Randeep Hooda
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I became fascinated with the concept of speak no, see no, hear no evil. And - and the actual depiction of three wise monkeys. And I began collecting it over the years. And I kind of figured that I might be the - the fourth monkey, the feel no evil monkey.
Mackenzie Phillips -
Down the mine I dreamed of cricket; I bowled imaginery balls in the dark; I sent the stumps spinning and heard them rattling in the tunnels. No mishap was going to stop me from bowling in the real game, especially this one.
Harold Larwood -
I understand Tea Partyers' anger with the system, but they are in way over their heads and often racially motivated, and I can't be part of that.
Zach Galifianakis -
I can relate to pushing yourself because you want to help and move culture toward justice.
Kate McKinnon -
I try to get over to Iraq and Afghanistan as much as I can.
R. Lee Ermey -
I didn't realise how much I ate Mexican food, like tacos and burritos three times a week, until I came to Europe and couldn't find any.
Washed Out
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I believe that when people experience an event as a community, it can transcend and change people's lives.
Andy Serkis -
If bad things happen to you as a kid, it's hard for you to succeed as an adult.
Priscilla Chan -
Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.
Faith Baldwin -
They say I'm insane because I need to have so much creative control. They say I'm unmanageable, but I'm not. I just know what I like. I'm obsessed with it. If you can't control it, that's like having somebody else paint your pictures. How could you do that? I never could.
Iggy Azalea -
No matter what your choices are, you truly have no control about what people think of you.
Neve Campbell -
When you control communication, you can hide anything you want.
John Scalzi