Ewan McGregor Quotes
The other two things are... well, I had a huge appetite for old black and white movies on BBC 2. At the weekends they used to run matinees, and the more romantic the better.
Quotes to Explore
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If we despond, public confidence is destroyed, the people will no longer yield their support to a hopeless contest, and American liberty is no more. Through the darkness which shrouds our prospects, the ark of safety is visible. Despondency becomes not the dignity of our cause, nor the character of those who are its supporters.
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Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.
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It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly I'm conscious of a million sensations buzzing in me like bees in a hive. Gentlemen, it was a great thing.
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I have short-term memory loss. I know that some of the memories of the Super Bowl championships are fading.
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We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And life doesn't work out like that.
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I've been working with the land for most of my life; walking it and photographing it. And I love it to bits.
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Unfortunately, the more chaotic the society, the greater is the desire for conservative, nonconfrontational art.
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But we cannot just take this historical fact for granted. We must make it live.
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Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control.
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Even today, skiffle is a defining part of my music. If I get the opportunity to just have a jam, skiffle is what I love to play.
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What is so refreshing playing with Neil Finn and all his friends is these people think exactly the same - regular people doing their thing and separating the music from the business.
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Even though the popularity and the fanbase is much much greater, and more people have heard about me through things like the Grammys and the Ivors and touring and word of mouth, it doesn't reflect in the sales of the record and doesn't go into my pocket.
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Somebody can become a celebrity for being stupid. That is what it's turned into.
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I believe a relationship with a country is simply bound to the interests of two countries and not by personal issues.
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We need to remain a nation that doesn't just welcome but that celebrates legal immigrants who come here seeking to pursue the American Dream.
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I believe in operating in the big middle of the electorate and not being to the far right or the far left. I think you get so much more done.
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I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don't play the guitar.
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It's very hard to find true friends when your life is a bumpy ride full of twists and turns. But, I'm glad that amidst all the ramblings in my life I have managed to win some great friends.
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I've learned that no matter what shape you get your body into, if you don't get your head right, you're not going to feel good about yourself.
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It's great to have a job and then go to another one, and have another one to go to after that. It doesn't always happen; you might be waiting a few months. But I've had some interesting roles, and worked with some great people. And it has been a really interesting mix between theatre television and film.
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When I was a kid going into the movies, you weren't force-fed information everywhere you looked about what the movie was going to be.
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The narrative needs to change. Asian-American actresses don't want to be the damsels in distress anymore. We don't want to be saved, especially by a white man.
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The other two things are... well, I had a huge appetite for old black and white movies on BBC 2. At the weekends they used to run matinees, and the more romantic the better.
