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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Fear and its accompanying emotional reactions have become part of the public mindset. Such reactions, while often legitimate, are also being exploited with increasing frequency for political ends.
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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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Strangely enough, the first character in Fried Green Tomatoes was the cafe, and the town. I think a place can be as much a character in a novel as the people.
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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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I'd rather lose all my stuff than lose myself, because I've done that before, and that feels way worse.
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When you see a country take care of its people regardless of class, or how much money they make, or what color they are, that's pretty inspiring.
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I never analyzed whether I had a style or whether I didn't. I wouldn't be able to describe my style or even tell if I have one or not.
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Most people never feel secure because they are always worried that they will lose their job, lose the money they already have, lose their spouse, lose their health, and so on. The only true security in life comes from knowing that every single day you are improving yourself in some way, that you are increasing the caliber of who you are and that you are valuable to your company, your friends, and your family.
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I love how the men stand around cooking the barbie while the women have done all the work beforehand doing the marinade and making the salads and then everybody says, 'what a great barbie' to the guy cooking. A barbecue is just the ultimate blokes' pastime, isn't it?
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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.
