Peter O'Toole Quotes
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I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.
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I've always loved working out. When I was little, my dad used to make me and my sister do 10 press-ups every day before we brushed our teeth in the morning. It was like a boot camp! Then I did a lot of athletics at school and was a dancer.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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If the colonists hadn't rejected British militarism and the massive financial burden of maintaining the British military, America wouldn't exist.
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I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
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First of all my real full name is Lloyd Vernet Bridges III.
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We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.
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The Soviet Union has indeed been our greatest menace, not so much because of what it has done, but because of the excuses it has provided us for our failures.
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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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I took a political stance early on, but I don't think my work is overtly political. I respond to events.
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When women's parts are being written, they are more and more for under 30s who are nubile and beautiful. Actresses over 40 are finding very little happening.
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I've had heartbreaking auditions where they don't even look at you. You're out before you're in.
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I used to rarely go on film sets, as I felt it was very boring to see the same shot being done so many times. I felt I had nothing to do. I used to irritate the cameramen.
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I am definitely a serial monogamist. I can count on one hand the number of guys I've been with.
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It's well known that many girls have a tendency to dumb down when they're in middle school.
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I can't even remember when I first went, 'I want to be an actress.' It's always been inside of me.
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The most important effects of Christianity went out from it without the intention of the Church, or even against its will.
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Vehicular traffic is completely forbidden in the green strips, where tranquility shall reign and the curse of noise shall not penetrate.
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I'd rather buy something that is relatively depressed than something that is relatively high.
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The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
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My interest in Virtual Reality (VR) films began for me when I began a fellowship with MIT's Open Documentary Lab. It was a profound experience to be on MIT's campus one day a week and to enter a new world of storytelling where breaking convention and traditional methods were expected. This was deeply challenging and inspiring.
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A big thing that gets people in trouble in the kitchen is not reading the recipe from start to finish before you cook it. Before you start anything, read through the entire recipe once.
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In the real world, very smart people fail and mediocre people rise. Part of what makes people fail or succeed are skills that have nothing to do with IQ. Also, the idea that intelligence can be gauged by an IQ test is erroneous.
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I love working with young people, which is to me a big kick.
