Iain Glen Quotes
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I wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember.
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I always watch the work I do.
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I can go all over the world with Skype.
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In a movie, you're raw material, just a hue of some color and the director makes the painting.
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I would like - either as an actor, or producer or even director - to do something sci-fi or action-related. I like sci-fi, always have, 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' and all that stuff.
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One thing I can say about George... he may not be able to keep a job, but he's not boring.
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Singing is something I can do, but it's not my first passion.
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I can never decide whether my dreams are the result of my thoughts, or my thoughts the result of my dreams.
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I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.
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'The Pianist' is a movie I could watch over and over again.
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My character in 'Batman v Superman' isn't supposed to be Japanese, but director Zack Snyder said he'd seen me in 'Wolverine' and had to get me in the film somehow. Hearing that was like music to my ears.
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I'm not the kind of director who aims to send a message out.
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I don't watch the show - only bits and pieces of all of them. The only one I sat through was the pilot.
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I would do anything and I will continue to do anything I can to stop the train wreck that is Obamacare.
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I can only focus on doing what's right.
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I have my pride. I'm a director. I'm not going to go and recreate some other director's vision.
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I'm not a snob. I can make a meal out of anything. I can eat anywhere.
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I don't have a director. The audience directs me.
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When I die and go to hell, the devil is going to make me the marketing director for a cola company. I’ll be in charge of trying to sell a product that no one needs, is identical to its competition, and can’t be sold on its merits. I’d be competing head-on in the cola wars, on price, distribution, advertising, and promotion, which would indeed be hell for me. Remember, I’m the kid who couldn’t play competitive games. I’d much rather design and sell products so good and unique that they have no competition.
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I don't storyboard like some. I mean, all directors are different. I plan meticulously - really meticulously.
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Film is anti-language.
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There's a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.
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In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns. But we've discovered that owning things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing for meaning. We've learned that piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose.
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I'm happiest when I can just be a director and watch.
