Paul Scofield Quotes

I found at this point that effective acting wasn't what I wanted to do, that I didn't want to make effects, that I wanted, as it were, to leave an impression of a particular kind of human being.

Paul Scofield

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In so much of politics you're not allowed to disagree with what's been agreed.

Iain Banks
- You
- Politics
- Disagree
When you've done a show that's as successful as 'Lovejoy' was, it hangs around for a few years, and people know you from it. I escaped the shadow when I stopped 'Lovejoy' by not doing any television for four years.

Ian McShane
- People
- Done
- Successful
They ended up spending a total, their campaign plus the independent, about 1.3 million. I only ended up spending about - not only, but I spent about 2 million. But I had no intention of doing that until I was attacked with a negative ad by an independent group.

Rahm Emanuel
- Up
- Independent
- Doing
It's a tough transition really for theater actors to adjust to television or film, and all of these years later, I still have a tendency to play it too big.

Jack Black
- Play
- Tough
- Transition
Unlike some, I don't claim to hold the mystic key to the future. But judging from past events, it seems to me that those who want to prophesy the imminent end of America's unique global role have a harder case to make than those who think we will limp on for a while, making a mess of things as usual.

Walter Russell Mead
- America
- Future
- Past
Bob Rubin was opposed to signing the welfare bill. He's not exactly what I call a flaming liberal.

Rahm Emanuel
- Welfare
- Liberal
- Signing