Isabelle Adjani (Isabelle Yasmina Adjani) Quotes
Passion is all but soft, it's not tender, it's violence to which you get hooked by pleasure.
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I grew up such a horror fan, it's kinda cool being named 'Scream Queen.' I like that.
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It does not pay a prophet to be too specific.
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Being on a lunchbox was awesome, and being on a thermos was pretty cool, too.
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There is nothing so unthinkable as thought, unless it be the entire absence of thought.
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I have a lot of men who will say to me, 'I don't read books by women, but I like you.'
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What did Christ really do? He hung out with hard-drinking fishermen.
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Every so often, we - women in film and TV - get annoyed and frustrated. We kick up a fuss and make some gains. But then we become complacent, and things slide backwards again until the next generation comes up and gets frustrated again.
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Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.
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My level of cynicism about the reasons that took us to war against Iraq remain just as well-developed as they were before I went.
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I enjoyed working with Ted Kennedy.
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The same intact culture that made them good businessmen also made many of them lousy parents.
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Being the son of a filmmaker, you are aware of a career as a director. You don't think of it as just movies, but as a life.
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You can get excited and feel unstoppable, but every week presents a new challenge. Each week, you have to work and get better.
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The well-known inspiration for 'Ulysses' is made clear by the title itself: Joyce's novel is based on Homer's 'Odyssey', under the ever-fascinating premise that all of Odysseus' extraordinary adventures can be experienced by a modern man in a single day, provided that the writing consists of his mental activity.
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From the time I signed on to 'The Following,' things have already vastly changed in the entertainment world in general. It's an adjustment for me.
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I get verklempt if I see a vintage TI-30 or TI-54 calculator. But I don't think I'd want to use one.
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You just have to find your activism, and don't let anyone tell you what that should look like. If you're doing the work, and you're getting someone to think, you're on the right path.
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I was always the kid at school who thought it was a good idea to set off the fire alarm. And much as I'm aware that that's a trait which also propels other things which are good, I wish I could just pause and go, 'Is this really what you want to do?'
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You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.
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In order to accomplish more than you ever have before, you must do more than you have ever done before.
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The digital revolution will bring massive benefits, for viewers and the industry, and confirm Britain's position as the world leader.
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What we do is nothing like the portrayal of badminton as a gentle game played in a church hall. Badminton can be fun and relaxing, but as professionals, this sport is our heart and soul and passion, and our games are fast and aggressive.
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Passion is all but soft, it's not tender, it's violence to which you get hooked by pleasure.
