C. S. Lewis Quotes
I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to be not a state, but a process. It needs not a map, but a history, and if I don't stop writing that history at some quite arbitrary point, there's no reason why I should ever stop.
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Acting was something I always wanted to try. I just didn't know how, or I didn't know when the door was gonna be open for me to try it. But it finally opened up for me when I did 'Turn It Up', and ever since then I've been in love with doing films.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is.
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I went to bed last night dreaming of tuna melts. I love food.
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It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws.
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We are all murderers and prostitutes - no matter to what culture, society, class, nation one belongs, no matter how normal, moral, or mature, one takes oneself to be.
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At first my publisher had reservations about publishing it in the form you are familiar with.
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Lets be clear, Dolly Parton is a rapper. Somewhere before all the country, I don't know what happens up there in the mountains when you're growing up, but she has been spitting rhymes for a very long time - 50 years I'd say.
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We are wedded to freedom of expression and shall do nothing to diminish that freedom.
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In the best material, you always should be able to somehow make a case for a story to be transposed to any other time.
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Even today, I frequently meet scientists who, outside their own narrow discipline, are superstitious.
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I know it might seem a little superficial, but every actor has their thing. Some people focus on the walk, but for me, it's all about the nails and the voice. Those are the two most important things.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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I spent my whole childhood watching open-wheel racing. I spent years going to England and racing open wheel, coming back and racing open wheel. It's been my world for 20 years and beyond that. For almost my whole life, I've been watching it. I watch it and I think I know how to do it.
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As humans, we're going to make mistakes. It's what makes us human, and most of the time, the most effective way of learning is from a mistake.
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My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.
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I just have beautiful memories of what has happened in my life.
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I am deeply aware of the dimension of luck. It's so important to be prepared to receive it, but it is a major factor. There's no question.
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The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting.
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My workouts include aerobic exercise for a healthy cardiovascular system; strength training to maintain muscle tone and bone density; core strength exercise for a stable mid-section; and stretching to maintain mobility.
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Writing is a futile attempt to preserve what disappears moment by moment.
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I thought I could describe a state; make a map of sorrow. Sorrow, however, turns out to be not a state, but a process. It needs not a map, but a history, and if I don't stop writing that history at some quite arbitrary point, there's no reason why I should ever stop.
