Essie Davis Quotes
I love Australia and loved growing up here, and that's something I don't want to deny our children, but it's difficult sustaining a career in Australia.
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I've wanted to write comics ever since I figured out it was a job.
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Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion is the key, that it's the sine-qua-non of religion, people look kind of balked, and stubborn sometimes, as much to say, what's the point of having religion if you can't disapprove of other people?
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It was in India that I started my acting career, courtesy of my parents, long before I set foot on stage in England. They headed a company of travelling players performing Shakespeare up and down the land.
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Live your days on the positive side of life, in tune with your most treasured values. And in each moment you'll have much to live for.
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I'd like to make something about someone who hasn't existed so that I don't have to tread so carefully and can feel a little bit more creative freedom.
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I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there.
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I would prefer to have a more appealing job. If I could still change careers, I would prefer it. This unfortunate art is made for long beards and ugly faces rather than for a relatively well-endowed woman.
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When we write about Auschwitz, we must know that Auschwitz, in a certain sense at least, suspended literature. One can only write a black novel about Auschwitz or - you should excuse the expression - a cheap serial, which begins in Auschwitz and is still not over.
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People used to say I'm weak in comedy. But, with 'Mahesh Khaelja' and 'Dookudu,' I have proved that I am good at comedy.
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I don't recall ever desiring to go as fast as possible.
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If you don't shop smart, you get a little trendy.
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If I were to compare the Olympic decathlon to fatherhood, I would say fatherhood is a lot tougher.
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The peoples of this world must unite or they will perish.
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To the youth who have taken up guns, I urge them to return to their parents and shun violence.
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People who know me, they know I have a sense of humor, I'm a bit of a joker, a bit of a clown really, and I would love someone to exploit that side of me and send me a romantic comedy.
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It's possible for people to gain control of every facet of your life.
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An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
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In the chilly hours and minutes Of uncertainty I want to be In the warm hold of your lovin' mind. To feel you all around me And to take your hand Along the sand, Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
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I boxed. I did track and field; I did basketball, football, any sport I was able to sign up for.
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I have won 85 caps and have had a great career with Wales and have enjoyed every minute of it.
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I think I'm always conscious of not letting things fit into a specific box. Being a filmmaker and trying to chart a career, you never want anyone to be able to pigeonhole you into one specific thing.
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I love Australia and loved growing up here, and that's something I don't want to deny our children, but it's difficult sustaining a career in Australia.
