George Eliot Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Truth in drama is forever elusive. You never quite find it, but the search for it is compulsive. The search is clearly what drives the endeavour. The search is your task.
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A government must always be prepared for the unexpected.
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It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier.
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No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going.
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I'm totally comfortable with myself.
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Acting is something that I always wanted, but I never paid attention to the notion that it might actually work out. You have all sorts of ideas about what you want to do - at one stage, I wanted to be a jockey - but this is the one that's a big deal.
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Singing in Yiddish was a great thrill for me and came about through Joe Papp, the founder of The Public Theater.
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I love playing sports. I'm overly eager and aggressive and not very skilled, so it leads to many small injuries.
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The alternative to independence is decline, because the relationship with the Spanish state is not good; everyone knows that.
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I have long understood that climate change is not only an environmental issue - it is a humanitarian, economic, health, and justice issue as well.
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I feel like I work on scripts for comedy as well as dramatic stuff the same.
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I know I'm not a wordsmith. And I don't write poetry. Sometimes I think I should, because it's really helpful. But I always wanted to write novels.
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I'm usually cast for the more goofy and tomboyish characters.
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I don't even like to go out onto the streets sometimes because I can't get anything done. People want pictures and autographs all the time.
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I do a lot of mixed martial arts - it's like unlimited fighting. I do Brazilian jujutsu, beach volleyball. I don't like my routine to get stale, so I also lift kettle bells and push cars.
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Lots of male friendships begin as a cheeky snog. Or a little undercurrent of flirtation.
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I am somebody who is constantly hungry to nibble on something.
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When you go on an audition it's very frightening.
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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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I'm like a guy hanging down from a horse's belly trying to establish control. On a scale of 1 to 100, I'm at 1, and I'm trying to get to 2. The older I get, the more I enjoy control, because I've lived out of control for a long, long time.
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Acting is an odd lifestyle. You make deep bonds quickly and, though you move on, you go around on a loop and see people again.
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We're living in a world where Google beats Gallup.
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A good horse makes short miles.
