Oscar Wilde Quotes
On refusing to make alterations to one of his plays: Who am I to tamper with a masterpiece?
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At 21 years old, I could produce 400 people like that.
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When what we are is what we want to be, that's happiness.
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In the end, I think the majority of Romanian society will understand that if we respect environmental protection standards, if we have benefits in taxes, royalties, jobs, we should do what all the modern countries in Europe and beyond are doing to take advantage of their natural resources.
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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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I was on a series for a number of years, and I got very used to only doing a mini-play per week. When I first came back to the theater, and I was suddenly doing eight shows a week again for three or four months, I had to find a new reason to do it.
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It would be too frightening for me to consider myself a role model. But I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things.
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I love to come to L.A. to visit, and then I like to come to rainy old London because it's home.
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It's hard sometimes if you think a character should look a certain way and you're being pushed to do it differently. I've had fights over that. That's why it's so important that you work with good people.
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Perish that thought! No, never be it saidThat Fate itself could awe the soul of Richard.Hence, babbling dreams! you threaten here in vain!Conscience, avaunt! Richard ’s himself again!Hark! the shrill trumpet sounds to horse! away!My soul ’s in arms, and eager for the fray.
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The best thing I can say about 'Teen Wolf Too' is that it's the only time anyone ever referred to me as Preston Sturges. Leonard Maltin wrote that 'Teen Wolf Too' made 'Teen Wolf' look like Preston Sturges. I've always prided myself on that.
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Our stories are different; our pain is the same.
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Most men are far younger when they have their children and they're building their careers. If they are older they probably don't have the luxury of retiring - and generally sixty something-year-old men don't choose to have a child and spend all their time with that child. So it was a very unique situation.
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The secret to keeping moving is keeping moving.
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The conductor has the advantage of not seeing the audience.
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Fantasy appeals to me and can be very much reflected in my dress - but then, each day is different. Not every day is a magical day.
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Fantasy enabled me to break the shackles and create a whole new level of 'the world is in danger' stakes.
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America says we are a great democratic society and other people should follow our example. Well, I say we benefited from slavery, and as a nation, we never faced that because the people in power chose not to.
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Irene Nemirovsky was a prolific writer punctiliously devoted to her craft.
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I draw people as I see them. I'm not involved in making artistic masterpieces. My, my object is to mirror people and I've always done that.
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Never take over the world to tamper with it. Those who want to tamper with it are not fit to take over the world.
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That came from my mother. She was the biggest influence on my life. I remember once refusing to get on a bus with her because she was wearing a mink, and I thought we should be taking a taxi. She just said, 'Who cares what people think?' and I remember sitting on that bus, being utterly embarrassed, but knowing somehow that she was totally correct.
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On refusing to make alterations to one of his plays: Who am I to tamper with a masterpiece?
