Peter Temple Quotes
I think Melbourne is by far and away the most interesting place in Australia, and I thought if I ever wrote a novel or crime novel of any kind, I had to set it here.
Quotes to Explore
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No one can occupy your generosity except you. Who can occupy your patience when impatience roars through you? Who except you can choose not to act with judgment when all of your thoughts are judgmental? Your life is yours to live, no matter how you choose to live it. When you do not think about how you intend to live it, it lives you.
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M.G.M. never really gave me a break. They loaned me out for leading roles but cast me in programme pictures.
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You know Hollywood is a weird and wonderful place, I didn't know I Dream of Jeanie had been cancelled after 5 years until I went back to go on the lot to pick up some clothes and things I had in my dressing room.
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There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
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You don't just throw the ball - you propel it.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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We as children went up the mountain to find feed for livestock, like goats, cows and horses, and because in the winter time we would light the fire in the house, we would climb the mountain to collect firewood as well. Because of that, I suppose I became used to climbing mountains.
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If someone is alone reading my poems, I hope it would be like reading someone's notebook. A record. Of a place, beauty, difficulty. A familiar daily struggle.
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In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
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For years, Judaism has been a sort of product put on the religious shelf, and on holidays, we would take it off the shelf and let seculars play with it for a bit. Now, Judaism is going back to being something that more closely touches everyone.
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I don't know the right way to retire.
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Midi is my hobby.
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I loved 'Dirty Sexy Money.' That didn't have a long enough shelf life. I would've liked to explore that character and play with that cast longer. That was a lot of fun to shoot.
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I just want to be myself and be real and be funny.
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I like listening to music and driving. How do you say... It's the only way I can 'chillax.'
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'The Art Student's War' is, at its core, a traditional American wartime love story. As such, it is timely and engrossing. By the end, all its principal characters 'have been to Hell and back.'
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There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor,' but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity.
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I don't know what 'famous' is, really.
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Shaker Heights, Ohio is a predominately white neighborhood. It was when I moved in, and it still is.
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My family runs a little art gallery back in Cornwall, so flashy cars and things like that have never really been particularly interesting to me.
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In truth, I have always been amazed by a group of people who all work toward putting one person's vision forward - that's an interesting story for me.
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I think Melbourne is by far and away the most interesting place in Australia, and I thought if I ever wrote a novel or crime novel of any kind, I had to set it here.
