Jonathan Brown Quotes
The British have given me good support for the last 8 years and have always believed in me.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.
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In China, we don't know about the swimming pool game, but we know about Marco Polo.
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I wasn't a ladies' man.
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I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.
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In the future, I want to do an action movie! I'm going to get in shape, get ripped, and have my Chris Pratt transformation. And then become a movie star like that.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.
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And it just made me realize again because I have know it for some time, that you never get comfortable in this. No matter who you are. No matter who... how successful you are.
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When I did 'Hot Fuzz,' I tried to get Barbara Steele in the movie, but I was told she had retired.
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Stay true to your own voice, and don't worry about needing to be liked or what anybody else thinks. Keep your eyes on your own paper.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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If we don't enforce visa laws, we basically have open borders.
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The constitution is itself the product of the freedom struggle.
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Sweden is the home of my ancestors, and I have reserved a special place in my heart for Sweden.
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You have to pretend to be cool, which I never am.
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Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars of that. Glenn Gould said that with a recording he wanted to make perfect versions of pieces.
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People don't want to treat their nannies subserviently. They don't want to act like bosses. And so nobody quite knows how to behave, and everyone is slightly pretending that the mother and nanny are 'equal' - when that's not the case. And pretending you are equal can make things complicated, even dangerous.
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Working with Bernardo Bertolucci was one of the greatest highlights of my whole life. It was such an incredible opportunity for me.
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I talk to my parents a couple of times a week. I talk to my daughters every day.
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The British have given me good support for the last 8 years and have always believed in me.
