Stephen Mangan (Stephen James Mangan) Quotes
I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.
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Poaching white fish in moderately hot oil guarantees soft-textured flesh and allows you to prepare a sauce calmly, without the usual panic about overcooking the fish.
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I exercise at home - light cardio and yoga.
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I'm not running for state Senate because I wanted to become a politician. I'm running because I wanted to serve.
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I grew up as a country boy.
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Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.
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I had a great AP U.S. History teacher in Pittsburgh. We still exchange Christmas cards. She was the first teacher who said I was a good writer - and I'd never heard that before. And so I remember that, and I remember that level of loving the material and really loving writing about it.
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I would love to direct one day. I value the relationship that I have with a director so much, and I would be really excited to be on the other end of that relationship.
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I remember starting out and covering songs.
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Mark Twain cannot be defined.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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I've had my run in with trouble. Fortunately, you know, one slap on the hand is usually the last time for me... I learned my lesson.
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I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive.
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I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
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If you want to put out a million CDs and sell them and get them played on the radio, and even videos, or whatever, if that still exists, that kind of muscle can only come from a label like Columbia.
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Once you're a Virginian, you're always a Virginian.
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Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.
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Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation.
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There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.
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I'm a black Catholic raised in Decatur, Georgia, which was very gang-infested. Then, I went to an all-white private high school and excelled in sports and wrote poetry, then played football at the University of Georgia, minoring in drama.
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In swimming at my level it's about control of the small movements. A good ballet dancer floats across the stage, the best sprinters virtually abolish gravity. All motion occurs in the right direction.
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I'm the one guy who says don't force the stupid people to be quiet. I want to know who the morons are.
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I used to do bell ringing in Benenden church. It was really good fun, actually. My best friend's dad was the local vicar, and so it was expected as her best friend that I would go to church every Sunday with her.
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I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.
