Jonathan Anderson Quotes
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I've been told I have an aggressive driving style.
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One of the first pieces of advice I was ever given, on my first job was, 'You should always buy something to treat yourself to say, 'Well done for getting the job!'
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Doing 'Prometheus' was what you imagine being an actor is like when you're five. In a spacesuit, on another planet, getting killed by an alien. It was a real treat; it felt like being a part of movie history.
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I get a lot of disbelief that my accent could actually be real, which seems strange.
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
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I think much of what you learn as a kid comes before age seven.
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There's not a lot of pure evil in the world, but it's amazing how little it takes to do great damage.
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Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, 'You owe me.' Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.
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I worked as an actor for many years. Then I segued to some non-fiction writing.
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I'm not afraid to write my feelings in songs.
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I love Shirley Maclaine. Love that woman.
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One of the things that's great about doing a show over and over again... is that you have to find ways to make it spontaneous, as though everything is happening for the first time... to continue to mine the material and find new things.
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
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Losing my daughter was a very serious pain. There was always some empty space in my heart.
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I believe in being an innovator.
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The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion; it represents the artistic zone in which the poet or romance writer ought to be free to do the very best that he can.
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I'd watch old movies with Judy Garland, Shirley Temple and Bette Davis and long to be part of that glamorous world. A lot of that glamour is gone now. In my own small way, I hope I'm bringing some of it back. But it would be great if I could inspire women to dress up.
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To be a statesman, you must first get elected.
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I grew up in an era of pretty severe poverty. My parents weathered the Great Depression, and money was always a very big concern. I was weaned on a shortage mentality and placed in foster homes largely because there simply wasn't enough money to take care of the most basic of needs.
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The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are.
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I'm still spending my working life trying to mine people's souls and now they're complimenting me in reviews on the amount of time I spend in the gym. On the definition of my triceps.
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The individual is losing significance; his destiny is no longer what interests us.
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I find it difficult to go to museums. I prefer houses.
