Nigel Kneale Quotes
I reckon I closed down at least two films companies, one of which was in Ealing in the mid 1950s.
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I am a Buddhist.
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I like to stay home. I don't want to be away shooting in Europe for six or eight months at a stretch.
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In a play, the director is God, and I'm a great arguer. Rather boringly so, I think, about trying different things.
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I don't jog, if I die I want to be sick.
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Romance is a bird that will not sing in every bush, and love-affairs, however devoted the sentiments that inspire them, are often so business-like in the prudence with which they are conducted, that romance is reduced to a mere croaking or a disgusted silence.
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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Social paralysis is strong and stands firmly in the way of change on the ground level. As allies, we have to prepare ourselves to step into the fire when necessary, even - and especially - when said fire is merely a still-lit cigarette tossed carelessly onto the street.
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There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
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I've never, ever done a piece of work - and can't imagine doing a piece of work - when I've thought, 'I was pretty perfect in that.'
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I think there's nothing more amazing than helping people every day.
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If I did everything, I probably wouldn't be here talking to you. There aren't too many people who can actually double me, so I do most of my stunts though.
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I like my feet. I have a tattoo on my foot with my last name. They're dancer feet. They're pretty. My toes are proportioned nicely. And they're strong - I can pinch people with my toes.
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I completely agree with feeling the need for or the benefits of being pushed and of being directed on a project and collaborating.
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I have a feeling when I'm 80 years old I'm going to get a phone call: There's going to be another Rocky.
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At nine, my mom used to tell me she saw an Olympic medalist in me. I used to take it as a joke, but she was very serious.
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Even great actors shine brighter in the right atmosphere.
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I do not seek. I find.
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When something's good, I'm not an over-celebrator.
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It's the ones without scars - those are the people you have to watch out for.
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One of the main reasons I am so drawn to Hitchcock is that he planned his shots way in advance on story-boards, which he designed like classic paintings (he was an art connoisseur). It's why he found shooting on set boring - because he had already composed the film in his head.
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Adult actors are really childish, and that's nice to be around when you're a kid. So the big reason I wanted to be an actor was I really enjoyed actors' company - which probably makes me about as shallow as a puddle. But it could be worse. I could be working for a living.
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I came from a crew, and to me, all the guys I rapped with were better than me, so I was surprised when I was the breakout one. It was definitely a cool thing.
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I reckon I closed down at least two films companies, one of which was in Ealing in the mid 1950s.
