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 didn't want to go marching down the street with camera crews. Oy. To get married? Really? It seems like you have an agenda when you do it that way. I wouldn't want to get married to be an example.
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At the same time, television theatre became more visibly active.
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I used to go to San Diego all the time to hang out. My cousin played for the San Diego Padres, and my brother lives down there. I love going to the zoo and walking around Old Town.
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Forest Hills was a middle-class neighborhood filled with snobby rich people and their screaming brats.
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I find it difficult to go to museums. I prefer houses.
