Oscar Wilde Quotes
She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret of their charm.
Quotes to Explore
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Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is the greatest bad guy in a movie ever.
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For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.
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They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not to comply with the decree. I do not do anything except what the decree requires me to do.
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I think you can't be really posh and be an interesting actor. I'm a bit of a posh rough.
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I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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The worst thing for an effective war on terror is the suspicion of states about the objectives.
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I don't think people really understood what I did. And you know, in my book, 'A Helluva High Note' deals with my back story, that I was a songwriter, that I spent years trying to hone my craft and being rejected and then finally becoming a successful songwriter, record executive and publisher.
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I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.
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While teaching, I also worked undercover in the lower courts by saying I was a young law teacher wanting experience in criminal law. The judges were happy to assist me but what I learned was how corrupt the lower courts were. Judges were accepting money right in the courtroom.
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No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.
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And my mouth is not a sewer, although some people may think it is.
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The best time to release a film is on a festive date like Divali or Eid, or at a time when there are no big films three to four weeks before or after.
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Brittany Murphy... who knows if she's going to be around. Kirsten Dunst, I think she's really boring. Reese Witherspoon? She can open a movie.
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Sometimes they keep us in the dark, but it's TV, so sometimes they keep us in the dark because even they don't know yet. You know what I mean? So, it sort of develops as it goes along and according to various needs that arise.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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I am always worried that over-planning and outlining will kill the magic of writing; most of the world I created in 'California' occurred via good old sexy sentence-making.
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The guy who kind of identified as my dad was my dad's brother, who was the second person my mom married.
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If I'm singing something I don't like, it literally feels like stepping on nails.
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Teams go on runs. We have to be able to withstand a run and not get down on ourselves.
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Fashion is killing women's body image of themselves.
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I don't want it to be a mission, but of course I always love to see more diversity in comics. I always love to see more women.
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She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret of their charm.
