Stephen Collins (Stephen Weaver Collins) Quotes
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Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.
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I don't think it should be allowed for people to start working at a young age and not take the time to just be living as themselves in the real world, especially now in this new age of new media and the obsession with celebrity. I think it's a real crime.
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Little remnants from everywhere I've been are scattered around my home. I collect rocks in a weird way, with stones from around the world as mementos. I've also got three haranas, which are little guitars.
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This is where you see the truth of entertainment, because it is not edited. You see it on stage as it is happening. Even if we fall down or forget our words, it's a part of live entertainment.
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I do think a carpenter needs a good hammer to bang in the nail.
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I'm a fast writer.
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Before I started doing the film and when I found out I was going to be doing it, I just decided to pump up on the whole cardio stuff. Just in terms of stamina.
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I didn't mean to live in Portland. It was kind of an accident - I mean, the equivalent of my car breaking down there and me being like, 'Well... I guess this is what I'm doing. I just can't find a better alternate.'
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I usually end up making a huge mess every morning when I get dressed. My outfit affects my whole day. I'm always running late, and I'm always trying to make sure I feel really good in what I'm wearing, because if you're wearing something you're not comfortable in, it ruins your day.
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There's something sort of intrinsic in being a Southerner that doesn't go away. You can't get rid of it, but it's not something that's terribly obvious.
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You play a part, and as soon as a movie is over and the camera stops, you go home and you're not really responsible for what you've done.
Nastassja Kinski
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Happiness is having a scratch for every itch.
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There is simply too much of my life that is involved in my work that I couldn't replicate in any other way.
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Every man can transform the world from one of monotony and drabness to one of excitement and adventure.
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After working as a journalist I went to a writing program at Johns Hopkins. It was interesting because it was neither journalistic nor historical, but it emphasized writing style, and afterwards I was asked to write my first book.
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The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art.
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The true test of a man's style is the haircut. There are some men who look good no matter how their hair is styled, whether it's trendy or not. A man can change his haircut many times, but to pull off any haircut, you have to be very chic. Like Brad Pitt.
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I like to work around identification for the audience, and when there's a grown-up or a moral figure or something like that, people tend to go there.
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I love acting. It's what I do, not what I am.
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I have a constant sort of melancholy approach to acting that fuels me. I want to do everything.
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It's almost like he's started to sound even more exotic the more people started doing him. I don't know why, but there's just something about Al Gore that makes me laugh.
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Chamber music - a conversation between friends.
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Bit parts in Mediocre TV shows won't develop your acting chops.
