George MacKay Quotes
I think, when you're younger, you're slightly spoilt with the situation you get put in and to get to work with the people I got to work with without really thinking about it.
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There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.
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'Lovejoy' has a special place in my heart because it was through my efforts that the series first came to the screen.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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I am cursed with computers; something always goes wrong.
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After 'Heart Skips A Beat' hit No.1, I barely had a chance to celebrate 'cos it was straight over to the judges' houses for the 'Xtra Factor,' filming in Greece, L.A. and Spain.
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A love of books has opened so many doors for me. Stories have inspired me and taught me to aspire.
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I wouldn't mind going somewhere and taking a president position and signing acts and taking the attention off of me and taking what I've learned in my career and applying that to another person's.
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I received a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1992.
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I always wanted to be normal. I tried really hard, but it's like I try so hard and then people still say I'm offbeat. I've learnt to accept that and take advantage of it as an actor.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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When you're not involved, other people's unhappiness seems to be about the funniest damn thing on earth because you think you can solve it, that you are God, that you are above this, and that their unhappiness is just such useless toil and agony. If it's you, it ceases to be a comedy.
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I am a just man.
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I don't think any actors love taking their clothes off on film, unless you're an exhibitionist, which I'm certainly not.
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Animal vision - including human vision - is so biased toward movement that we don't technically see stationary objects at all.
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She looked at me penetratingly. So I suppose you can figure out what happened next.
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A consensus means that everyone agrees to say collectively what no one believes individually.
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The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity.
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To these ideals which were instilled in me when I was a youth, I attribute in a large degree the success that was mine on the bicycle tracks of the world.
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I just want to show the fans my big smile and play the game that I love.
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How we experience memory sometimes, it's not linear. We're not telling the stories to ourselves. We know the story; we're just seeing it in flashes overlaid.
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Like it or not, we are all liars. Thank goodness. Imagine going through life where everyone is completely honest: 'Those shoes... look like something out of an early Cyndi Lauper video.' 'Your daughter... looks like the spawn of Honey Boo Boo and Elmer Fudd.'
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I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.
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There are not many times when I get nervous, but I do a little bit with penalties.
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I think, when you're younger, you're slightly spoilt with the situation you get put in and to get to work with the people I got to work with without really thinking about it.
