Stephen Frears (Stephen Arthur Frears) Quotes
It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come out of the blue.
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It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.
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I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes.
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I will only do a Hollywood film when there is something special offered to me.
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A curious mind is the most important attribute any man or woman can possess.
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In my mind, I always think of myself as an underdog type.
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They said they wanted a lot of feathers, glitter, colourful colours. A costume. So I had a lady here in Calgary make it. She just kind of put together what I had in mind.
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I know actors come around and they always talk like that, but I don't do publicity if I don't like the film.
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The question of likability is a bit of a puzzler for me. You know, I don't write people with likability in mind. It's more whether or not I find them compelling.
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My role as Ewan McGregor's girlfriend in the film 'Incendiary' ended up on the cutting-room floor, but at least I had two brilliant days of acting with Ewan.
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My parents had chosen the medical profession for me. I even studied a few semesters at St Xavier's College, but at the back of my mind, I always wanted to be a musician like my father.
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The mind can assert anything and pretend it has proved it. My beliefs I test on my body, on my intuitional consciousness, and when I get a response there, then I accept.
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Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
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I love to act. And oh-so-love telling stories through film as an actor. Even on my 'days off.'
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I didn't want to be an actress. I wasn't trying to be in film or an art gallery for me.
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I've led a very isolated existence since I was 6 years old. It's kind of been me and my mind.
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I'm going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose.
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Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with.
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I think Hillary Clinton could do whatever she puts her mind to. I really do. She's incredibly dedicated to public service, she is smart as a whip, and she's effective.
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I think I am a child. Everything blows my mind.
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The essence of a religion can be discovered by asking its adherents one question: 'What, to your mind, was the seminal moment in the history of the world?'
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In retrospect, I have devoted my scientific life mainly to the question to what extent infectious agents contribute to human cancer, trusting that this will contribute to novel modes of cancer prevention, diagnosis and, hopefully, later on, also to cancer therapy.
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I personally have said many times I'd be a hundred percent in equities. That fits my risk profile and my views of the world, though obviously it's not appropriate for everyone. Most investors need a more diversified portfolio.
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I love humility in a woman. It's so rare. With man, of course, it is practically extinct.
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It never crossed my mind to make a film about Muhammad Ali or the Queen or any of them! They just come out of the blue.
