Stephen Fry Quotes
Life is sometimes novel-shaped, mocking the efforts of those authors who, in an effort to make their novels life-shaped, spurn the easy symmetry and cheap resonance of reality.
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Most Americans, like most Japanese, view their dogs, cats, and other animal companions as family members, and rightly so.
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I don't believe in the 100 crore club.
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I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.
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I get so nervous before I go on stage that I can never eat very much, so I'm always completely starving afterwards and dying for a bowl of pasta.
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These days politics, religion, media seem to get all mixed up. Television became the new religion a long time back and the media has taken over.
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I always try to be nice to the paparazzi because finally, maybe one day, they won't ask for me, and I will regret it.
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People now tell me it's a good thing I stayed away from teen films. Well, it wasn't my choice. I wasn't hired.
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In 'The Violinist's Thumb,' I talk about the poignancy of cells leaking across the placenta into both the mother and the child.
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I've started spending more of my time studying, trying to improve my IQ by reading and writing. I've missed out on a lot in life. I don't regret this, of course. Nevertheless, I need to make up for lost time.
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It seems to me every one of us is doing something meaningful for this world.
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Love is sweeping the country.
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Holding individuals accountable for corporate wrongdoing isn't ideological; it's good law enforcement.
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We were young, we were foolish, we were arrogant, but we were right.
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As long as humans have existed, we have always desired to live longer. Every society, every religion, every culture. Of course, they all failed at dramatic life extension.
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My plan is to work on a master's in philosophy.
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I am planning my one woman show. It will be a showcase of my life. It starts at the beginning and ends where I am today. It will have every single inch of my life - as much as you can get into an hour. I will be touring everywhere.
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Your voice is important - it gives away everything about you. The mouth is a muscle you have to work like you'd work at the gym.
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'Skins' was such a great platform for young actors. They had this whole thing about getting people who weren't trained, this new generation, this new culture.
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I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.
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If you take a lie and allow your desire for the truth, you'll end up with some truth - not fact, but something that gets you closer to the truth. That's what we want. When we go to a play, we need to be assured that the experience we're having.
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Determination, however, can take the place of patience, if earnestly applied.
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It's always impressive when talented comedians are easy laughers or generous with their laughs.
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Life is sometimes novel-shaped, mocking the efforts of those authors who, in an effort to make their novels life-shaped, spurn the easy symmetry and cheap resonance of reality.
